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The Kings will play their 26th game of the playoffs when they take the ice to play the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday at Staples Center, matching an NHL record set twice previously The Philadelphia Flyers in 1987 and the Darryl Sutter-coached Calgary Flames in 2004 each played in 26 games, losing in seven-game series in the Final. …

The Rangers’ victory in Game 4 means there will be no sweep in the Final for the 15th consecutive time. The last Final to be decided in only four games was the Detroit Red Wings’ win over the Washington Capitals in 1998, the fourth in a row after the Red Wings beat the Flyers in ’97, the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers in ’96 and the Wings lost to the New Jersey Devils in ’95. …

The Kings outshot the Rangers 27-6 after Martin St. Louis scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at 6:27 of the second period in New York’s 2-1 victory Wednesday. The Kings fired the first nine shots on goal in the third period and outshot the Rangers 15-1 in the final period and by 41-19.