Because play doesn’t stop until the offending team touches the puck, the Carolina Hurricanes exchanged goaltender Dan Ellis for an extra attacker, assuming that the Devils couldn’t score without touching the puck. Very reasonable grounds for pulling the goalie, right? Because how can you score without touching the puck? It’s like a riddle. The answer and the video after the jump.

You may or may not care about hockey, but you care when a French-Canadian coach loses his team a game because of a hilarious derp face, right? GIF and video, because we are so kind, after the jump.

Cam Janssen recently said some things he shouldn’t have said. A transcript of his ill-advised interview, after the jump.

Of course, the main story of last night’s Stanley Cup Finals action was that the Kings won the Cup. It’s what you wait all year to see. But that’s not all people were interested in.

A brutal boarding penalty, in which the Devils’ Steve Bernier sent the Kings’ Rob Scuderi to the ice bloody, essentially doomed the Devils tonight. During the ensuing five-minute penalty, the Kings scored three goals, putting the game out of reach early. Video after the jump.

Well, the Devils lived to fight another day last night, downing the Kings 3-1 and forcing a Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, to be played in Newark on Saturday. Especially impressive was how they fought through… certain distractions to do it.

You’re not going to see a much prettier goal than the one Anze Kopitar scored last night, as the Kings bullied their way to a 3-0 series lead.

So this morning, Sportscenter was previewing Game 3 of the Stanley Cup, and Steve Levy decided to remind the world that New Jersey hates Barry Melrose’s guts.

Surprise, guy! Ain’t nothing like a smelling salt punch right to the brain. Clearly, Ilya Kovalchuk was doing his part last night, and can’t be blamed for the Devils’ Game 1 loss. [Reddit]

Close game? Check. Goalies that were superb when called upon? Check. Zach Parise and Anze Kopitar playing a big role in the outcome? Check. Drama? Triple-check. Video of the game-winner, after the jump.