http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/04/los-angeles-kings-devils-game-3-stanley-cup-final_n_1569627.html
The LA Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils Monday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Devils have played well this series, but have been unable to beat Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick. The Kings narrowly won games 1 and 2 in overtime in Newark, and had to fight hard early in game 3 before opening the game up as the Devils seemed to wear down. This is the 4th consecutive playoff series in which the Kings have taken a 3-0 lead, an NHL first. In order to win, the Devils must pull off only the third 0-3 deficit comeback in NHL playoff history. The Kings have a track record of weak performances in game 4s, having failed to close out Vancouver and Phoenix in game 4 this postseason. If the Kings can win game 4 Wednesday night, it would be the first Stanley Cup Finals sweep since Detroit swept the Capitals in 1998.
Overall, this was a fairly well written article, although it shot off on tangents at times. I chose it because I started following the Devils this season after going to one of their games at the Prudential Center, and I think it's pretty cool that they made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals the first year I followed the team. Much better than the first year I followed the Yankees, which was 2004, when the blew a 3-0 lead in the ALCS against the Red Sox. Did I enjoy the article? Not as much as I would have if it were about the Devils being up 3-0, but yeah, I did.
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