Stanley Cup Final: Game 1

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SI's best shots from Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in which the L.A.Kings won 3-2 in overtime, much to the chagrin of Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist.

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Tanner Pearson (70) celebrates with Jake Muzzin (6) and Justin Williams (14) after Williams scored the game winner.

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The Staples Center crowd celebrated a victory in the opener of the first New York-L.A. championship playoff meeting since the Yankees-Dodgers World Series in 1981.

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Brian Boyle draws a reaction from the crowd while checking Tyler Toffoli.

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Benoit Pouliot put the Rangers on the scoreboard first.

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Pouliot scored on a breakaway, stealing the puck from Drew Doughty and skating past a stumbling Jake Muzzin.

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The puck gets behind goaltender Jonathan Quick of the Los Angeles Kings while Carl Hagelin looks on as the Rangers took a 2-0 lead in the first period.

Hagelin's breakaway shot was kicked in by Slava Voynov to give New York a 2-0 advantage.

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Carl Hagelin celebrates with Dominic Moore (28) and Dan Girardi.

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Kyle Clifford battles Raphael Diaz (4) and Kevin Klein.

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Kyle Clifford scores the Kings first goal past New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal and goalie Henrik Lundqvist to close the gap to 2-1.

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Henrik Lundqvist makes one of his 40 saves.

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Tyler Toffoli of the Kings scraps with Ryan McDonagh for the puck.

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Jarret Stoll of the Los Angeles Kings checks Kevin Klein of the New York Rangers into the boards

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Slava Voynov of the Los Angeles Kings checks Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers into the boards

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Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings fights for control of the puck.

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Jonathan Quick watches as the puck bounces off his pad. He ended up making 25 saves on the night.

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Kings defenseman Drew Doughty scores the game-tying goal past Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist in the second period.

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Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown shakes hands with Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky after a ceremonial puck drop prior to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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The Staples Center crowd stands for the National Anthem before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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A light show before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers

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