The New Jersey Devils benefitted from an appealing road schedule this season, but that might be their undoing in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Devils, who travel to Los Angeles for Game 3, have only gone past the Rocky Mountains once this season – an October meeting against the same Kings they will play tonight. They won that meeting, which should be comforting to their backers, but a lack of travel miles could play a factor.

New Jersey hasn’t gone farther than Florida in the playoffs – still in the eastern time zone – playing four games against the Panthers in round one. Since then, they faced the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers. Continue reading →