Stanley Cup Final matchups (forwards)

For all the skill and speed the Rangers displayed in getting this far, it appears they can’t keep up with the Kings’ top line of Anze Kopitar, Marian Gaborik and Dustin Brown or That 70s Line of Jeff Carter, Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli. Kopitar is the leading scorer in the playoffs with 24 points, including 19 assists. Gaborik leads the playoffs with 12 goals. Carter has 22 points, including 13 assists. Justin Williams has snared headlines with his peerless Game 7 play (seven goals, seven assists and a 7-0 record in seven career Game 7s), but he’s been pretty good in the other ones, too. He has seven goals and 11 assists in the playoffs. Martin St. Louis (six goals, seven assists) and Derek Stephan (five goals, eight assists) lead the Rangers with 13 points apiece. A key to the series will be how the Rangers contend with the Kings’ ability to maintain possession of the puck. Chasing it isn’t fun. Ask the Sharks, Ducks and Blackhawks about that.

 

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