Hooray for Hockeywood. The Los Angeles Kings' 45-year quest for an NHL title ended Monday night with an early flurry of power-play goals, followed by two periods of unbearable anticipation -- right up to the moment when Dustin Brown snatched the Stanley Cup from commissioner Gary Bettman. Brown skated to center ice and thrust the 36-pound silver trophy skyward, the captain never flinching under the weight. Long-suffering L.A. fans, who had never even seen hockey's greatest prize, went crazy. The Kings are NHL champions for the first time, and all of the men in black played a role in this Tinseltown blockbuster. Jeff Carter and Trevor Lewis scored two goals apiece, playoff MVP Jonathan Quick made 17 saves in his latest stellar performance, and the Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1 in Game 6 of the finals, becoming the first eighth-seeded playoff team to win the league title. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400265531
