Dustin Brown scored midway through double overtime on Saturday to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers in game two of the NHL finals.
Brown positioned himself 2.5 metres in front of the Rangers' net and deflected a slap shot from the point by defenceman Willie Mitchell for the winning goal on Saturday, giving the Kings a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup finals.
Brown's goal with 9.34 seconds left in the second overtime marked the second straight game in which the Kings rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win in extra time.
Brown was battling in front with New York defenceman Ryan McDonagh but was able to bat Mitchell's blast out of mid-air and past a startled goaltender Henrik Lundqvist ending the marathon contest.
"I think it started on the forecheck," Brown said. "I'm not sure what defenceman it was. I just kind of chipped it behind him and got it around him."
Justin Williams was the Kings' overtime hero in a 3-2 win in game one, in which Los Angeles rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit.
"We have to be able to come back. You're not going to lead every game," said Kings coach Darryl Sutter.
On Saturday, forward Marian Gaborik scored in the third period to tie it 4-4 and eventually force the overtime after the Rangers had seized a similar 2-0 lead heading into the second.
New York took a 4-2 lead into the third period before Dwight King and Gaborik scored to level it.
"We had a good run last year, too. You try and do it every year," said Sutter.
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