NHL 2014 Stadium Series

DODGER STADIUM LOS ANGELES – There was volleyball to the left of the rink, KISS in full makeup to the right. There were 54,099 fans, crowding a baseball stadium to watch an outdoor hockey game under the lights – in California, no less. There was razzle and there was dazzle. There was Hollywood and marching bands and Jon Hamm. But for all of the unusual aesthetics of Saturday night’s Stadium Series game between the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium, the Ducks won in a most unglamorous way: Great goaltending, better penalty killing and an enthusiasm dampening frustration of the Kings. Jonas Hiller made 36 saves and Corey Perry, Matt Beleskey and Andrew Cogliano had the goals, as the Ducks defeated their division rival, 3-0.

YANKEE STADIUM BRONX NEW YORK - Things were so dire after the second period Martin Brodeur, arguably the greatest goalie in the history of the game, approached his coach and told him that it might be a good idea if he started the third period on the bench. Of course, this wasn’t just any third period. In front of 51,105 outside on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, with the rival Rangers up three goals and sitting on the adjacent bench, with the snow falling, with the cameras rolling, and with the whole spectacle of the showcase Stadium Series game, Brodeur had had enough. Coach Pete DeBoer gave the nod to Cory Schneider to play the final 20 minutes in the Devils net, yet at that point Brodeur had coupled with his team’s mistake-ridden defense to make it a formality, all en route to the Rangers’ 7-3 win.

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