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Kings gear for Devils’ high-octane offense

The Devils and Kings will meet Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and though past Devils’ Cup-winning teams were defensive-minded, this New Jersey squad packs a bigger offensive punch.

“Their power play at times has been very potent,” Kings goalie Jonathan Quick said Tuesday. “Their top two lines have been very potent. Their fourth line as well has scored some timely goals.

“Solid defense and obviously Marty [Brodeur] is one of the best goalies ever to play, so they are a very strong team and will be a challenge for us.”

The Devils were in the top half in offense, scoring 228 regular season goals, and have scored almost three per game in the playoffs. Jeff Carter, who played against the Devils for years as a member of the Flyers, said this Devils team is different than ones he has faced in the past.

“I think they are obviously a strong defensive team,” Carter said. “They’ve kind of ramped up the offensive game the last couple of years as opposed to the previous years with the type of guys that they brought in, but I think there’s a lot of similarities between our team and their team.”

Similarities that include an unexpected run in the playoffs by each team — the Kings are the No. 8 seed and the Devils the No. 6 seed. Both teams shook off mediocre starts to get hot at the right time. The Kings have won 12 of 14 playoff games and are a perfect 8-0 on the road, and the Devils have won 18 of their past 24 games.

Another King, Willie Mitchell, was drafted by the Devils in 1996 and played on the team briefly from 1999-2001. He saw the 2000 Stanley Cup banner get raised, the following year, but did not play in any postseason games with New Jersey. He compared the current Devils team with that one.

“They’ve got two lines up front that can put the puck in the back of the net and really solid third and fourth lines who have been playing excellent. I think they have a bit more offense [than in 2000].”

Rob Scuderi, one of four Kings to have won the Stanley Cup [2009 with Pittsburgh], also was familiar with the Devils having played for the Penguins, but said there’s not much the same about them these days.

“I’ve never played them in the postseason and it is a different season,” he said. “It’s just one of those things where it is just two totally different teams right now. We’ve watched most of their playoff games when we’ve had an opportunity, and their top players are playing their best hockey, their role players are playing very well. It is going to be a good challenge.”

Anze Kopitar, who led the Kings in scoring during the regular season, said this would be the Kings’ toughest test yet.

“They have a well-balanced team,” he said. “Their goaltender is widely considered the best in history and we’re going to have our hands full with their pretty big forwards. Obviously, they have a lot of skill. We are going to have to prepare ourselves and play a hard game.”

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