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New Jersey Devils' Adam Henrique celebrates with teamates David Clarkson (23) and Alexei Ponikarovsky, of Ukraine, top, after he scored the game winning goal against the Los Angeles Kings in the third period during Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals, Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in Los Angeles. The devils won the game 3-1. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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With the Kings and Devils scoreless heading into the third period, the Stanley Cup was removed from its crate deep in the belly of the Staples Center, made ready for a Hockeywood ending.
New Jersey forced it back into storage for at least one more cross-country trip.
Adam Henrique broke a 1-1 tie with 4:29 to play, Martin Brodeur made 21 saves, and the Devils won 3-1 on Wednesday in Los Angeles to avoid a sweep in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Patrik Elias and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored third-period goals for New Jersey.
"It's a tough situation, but we live another day," Brodeur said. "We wanted to at least have one more game in our building for our fans. Hopefully, we'll make the best of it and come back here."
The Kings have won all 10 of their road playoff games this spring and 12 straight overall - both postseason records. But after not previously trailing in the Finals, the Kings didn't lead in Game 4.
"I think (wrapping it up) was definitely on our minds, but they found a way to get a late goal," Kings captain Dustin Brown said. "We've just got to hit the reset button. We've been in this situation now four times in the playoffs, and we've always come back with a big rebound game."
After two tense, scoreless periods in front of fans hoping to see the Kings win their first title in their 45-year history, Elias scored on a rebound with 12:04 to play.
Drew Doughty scored a tying power-play goal for the Kings 1:02 later, but Henrique scored on a slick pass from David Clarkson, and Kovalchuk added an empty-netter that sent fans streaming forlornly out into a warm evening in Southern California.
Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots for the Kings but lost his streak of nearly 139 shutout minutes right when he probably could have wrapped up the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.
Los Angeles dropped to 15-3 in the postseason, failing to win the franchise's first championship on its first try - and in its 200th playoff game.
All three of the Kings' postseason losses have come in Game 4s.
The Devils became just the sixth of 26 teams in Finals history to force a Game 5 after falling behind 0-3. Only the 1942 Maple Leafs rallied with four straight wins in the Finals, and only three teams in NHL history have done it in any playoff round.
GMs extended: Edmonton agreed to a contract extension of undisclosed length with general manager Steve Tambellini and Florida to a three-year extension with GM Dale Tallon.
This article appeared on page B - 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle