Here's the impressive double-overtime goal that won the Kings the Stanley Cup

Here's the impressive double-overtime goal that won the Kings the Stanley Cup
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Typical Los Angeles Kings.

God forbid they vanquish their opponent in regulation or — the horror! — control the lead. Instead, after L.A.'s Justin Williams put his team up 1-0 six minutes into Friday night's Game 5, the New York Rangers scored the next two goals. Lucky for the Kings, Marian Gaborik (a former Ranger) took advantage of a power play and got his team to the first overtime. That one ended still tied at 2-2, but Alec Martinez finally found a crack in Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist's impressive defense (48 saves) at 14:43 in double OT, giving the Kings their second Cup in three seasons.

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.