Stanley Cup Final: Los Angeles Kings vs New Jersey Devils: Game of Thrones

[dboy97]

Take the prime numbers. Trust me.

You do know 1 is not a prime number right?

 

[SLY]

Sorry Devils... But, damn, Kopitar made Marty look foolish.

 

[dash]

We didn't play like shit (after the first 10 minutes). Both teams played evenly against each other.

Really? Devils were outplayed badly for the majority of the first two periods, they started picking it up in the final five minutes of period 2 and I would say they had an edge in period 3, but for the first 35 minutes of the game, the Kings were dominant.

/I don't think the Devils had a shot on goal in the first nine minutes of the 2nd period.

 

[SLY]

I tuned in right at the end of regulation. I have to say I was surprised to see it going to OT. I really thought the Kings were going to blow them out. This may be a long series.

 

[TiLoBrown]

Yea we were out played, the Kings just played better. Doesn't mean we played like shit. I'm willing to give credit when it's due

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Devils pretty much gift wrapped that game. We were probably a little too amped up, we looked jittery in the first ten minutes and the Kings made us pay. Devils had a couple of great scoring opportunities and did not finish. We didn't make Quick work enough. It seemed like we were still in the mindset we had against the Rangers, hesitating with the puck and trying to get fancy, setup the perfect shot etc.

They lost game 1 against Philly and the Rags so it's not like they haven't been in this situation before.

 

[puckhead]

Stanley Cup Final Game 1 ratings down 25 percent in overnights on NBC | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Not shocking. The New England fanbase is bigger than both the Kings and Devils combined.

 

[dash]

A tweet from Farhan Lalji (TSN):

5 cameras at todays avail in NJ. Not sure if Im at SC Final or a cdn team's training camp

Ouch.

 

[smackdown380]

Stanley Cup Final Game 1 ratings down 25 percent in overnights on NBC | Puck Daddy - Yahoo! Sports

Damn that is going to sting for the NHL. I am surprised with it being a nationally televised game. I heard that NBC won't allow (as part of the contract with NHL) NHL arenas to open for watch parties to avoid this type of low ratings. Even with that the ratings were still down.....

 

[smackdown380]

Devils pretty much gift wrapped that game. We were probably a little too amped up, we looked jittery in the first ten minutes and the Kings made us pay. Devils had a couple of great scoring opportunities and did not finish. We didn't make Quick work enough. It seemed like we were still in the mindset we had against the Rangers, hesitating with the puck and trying to get fancy, setup the perfect shot etc.

They lost game 1 against Philly and the Rags so it's not like they haven't been in this situation before.

I agree the Devils had their chances but so did the Kings. The Kings also, to me, seemed nervous due to the grand stage and media attention.

If not for the bounce off of our D that game does not go into OT. I expect Game 2 to be better for both teams.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Was it me or did the ice seem horrendous? The puck was taking some weird hops, a lot of seemingly routine plays the puck would jump over a guys stick, guys falling for no reason.

 

[esls79]

The quality of the ice correlates positively with the ratings - get Dan Craig on the next flight to Newark stat if he isn't there already.

 

[dash]

The ice was indeed terrible last night - Kopitar was fighting the puck on the GWG last night.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

@stevelepore: NBA's Heat-Celtics on ESPN beat the Stanley Cup Final in both NY (7.4 to 5.1) and LA (6.1 to 4.2). Sigh.

 

[quoipourquoi]

You do know 1 is not a prime number right?

Only because they changed math. I refuse to accept the new argument.

 

[dash]

@stevelepore: NBA's Heat-Celtics on ESPN beat the Stanley Cup Final in both NY (7.4 to 5.1) and LA (6.1 to 4.2). Sigh.

I'm not 100% certain on this, but I think the discrepancy in ratings between the NBA and NHL is a lot closer now than it was just a few years ago. Still tons of room for improvement, but improvement is being made.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I'm not 100% certain on this, but I think the discrepancy in ratings between the NBA and NHL is a lot closer now than it was just a few years ago. Still tons of room for improvement, but improvement is being made.

its one thing if those numbers were "overall" across america

but nba is beating nhl in the 2 markets where the 2 nhl teams competing for the cup call home (while neither of the nba teams playing last night do)

 

[dash]

its one thing if those numbers were "overall" across america

but nba is beating nhl in the 2 markets where the 2 nhl teams competing for the cup call home (while neither of the nba teams playing last night do)

Yeah, that's true, although the star power with the Heat (James and Wade) and the historical draw of the Celtics will definitely attract viewers.

 

[Comeds]

After that display last night I do not see the ratings rising in game two. What was it, 23 total shots in the first 40 minutes? I am a hockey fan and I thought it was dull.