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NEWARK, N. Clay Matthews Womens Jersey .J. -- A year ago, Peter DeBoer was unemployed and wondering about his future. Now he is coach of the New Jersey Devils and facing the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup. "Like most unemployed guys, youre sitting at home wondering where youre going to work next," DeBoer recalled with a laugh in his pre-game news conference before Game 1 Wednesday. "Thinking about your future, talking about selling your house. It seems humorous now, but when you go through something like that its not. "I have a rock-solid wife who really I thought kept me in a good place through that time. It wasnt that long ago." Fired by the Florida Panthers in April 2011, he was hired by the Devils last July. Veteran backup goalie Johan Hedberg says he was impressed by DeBoer from the get-go. "I think from Day 1 you could tell hes an intelligent man and I think he learned from whatever happened in Florida that didnt go right and probably took his coaching to the next level just as players have to do," said Hedberg. "Our whole coaching staffs been phenomenal. Im very impressed with how they prepare themselves and how they prepare us and how they stay composed at all times. I cant see it being any better than how they are already doing it. They have certainly been a big part of this team having success this year." Its hard to miss the Devils heritage. In their dressing room, there is a ring of honour celebrating award winners and other Devils of note. The door that leads to the training room and the players inner sanctum opens to a hallway with photos of past Devils teams. "Thats something that I think everybody feels when they come to this organization, because youre surrounded by it, that its extremely professional," said the 39-year-old Hedberg, who previously played for Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Dallas and Atlanta. "There is nothing around here that could be any better. There are no excuses for us not to succeed. Everything we need is provided from the great coaches to great facilities to equipment managers to trainers. Everything is there. ... I felt that from Day 1 and it hasnt changed a bit." The Devils planned no changes to their lineup for Game 1. Kings coach Darryl Sutter said forward Simon Gagne has recovered from his concussion but offered nothing else. The 32-year-old Gagne, a seven-time 20-goal scorer, has not played since Dec. 26. "Its what we said two weeks ago. There was zero chance and now theres a chance, right?" Sutter said. "Im not answering that question again about Simon. 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You can listen to the broadcast on TSN Radio 990 in Montreal, the TEAM 1410 in Vancouver and the TEAM 1200 in Ottawa. Also, interact with the TSN Community and get updates with TSN.cas Game Night blog. Anze Kopitar scored on a breakaway 8:13 into overtime to lift the Kings to a 2-1 victory in Game 1 of this best-of-seven series. With Wednesdays victory, Los Angeles improved to 9-0 away from Staples Center this postseason, outscoring its opponents 32-14 in away games. The Kings nine consecutive road wins are the most in a single playoff year in league history. They are also the first team to record 11 straight wins away from home over multiple postseasons. The Kings are 13-2 overall in this years postseason. "Every time you get on the road you need a team effort. It showed again tonight," said Kopitar, who is now tied with Dustin Brown for the team lead this postseason in goals (7) and points (16). The Kings will try to extend both of their road streaks tonight before the series shifts to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4. The third game of this series is set for Monday night at the Staples Center. On the winning goal, defenseman Drew Doughty moved the puck up the left-wing boards to Justin Williams. He then made a backhand pass in the neutral zone to his linemate Kopitar, who stickhandled alone in the New Jersey zone before firing the puck under Martin Brodeurs elevated right pad. "It feels great. Every time you get the chance to finish it off in OT, you know, to face a world class goaltender like Marty is, its definitely a good feeling," Kopitar said. Jonathan Quick made 17 saves for the Kings, while Colin Fraser scored L.A.s regulation goal. The Kings are making their second appearance in the Cup Finals -- they lost in five games in 1993 to Montreal -- after knocking off the Western Conferences top three seeds: Vancouver, St. Louis and Phoenix. Los Angeles is also the second No. 8 seed to make it thhis far since the NHLs postseason switched to the current playoff format in 1993-94. Charles Woodson Pink Jersey. The 2006 Edmonton Oilers were the other eighth seed to qualify for the Cup Finals and they wound up losing in seven games to Carolina. Brodeur, who was playing in the 200th playoff game of his career, stopped 23 shots on Wednesday for New Jersey. The Devils, who were the sixth seed in the East, are in the NHLs championship round for the fifth time in club history and first since capturing its third title in 2003. The Devils rallied from a 3-2 series deficit in the opening round with two overtime wins against the Florida Panthers, and then eliminated the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers, the Easts top seed. They fell behind 1-0 in each of the last two rounds before coming back to win those series. "The good news is we started in the same hole against Philly, we started in the same hole against the Rangers," said New Jersey head coach Peter DeBoer. "We responded to the situation in the right way the last two rounds, and I expect the same." New Jerseys lone goal came with 1:12 left in the second period. The Devils finally were able to sustain pressure in the offensive zone and pulled even when the rebound of Anton Volchenkovs shot from the left boards caromed in off a body in front. "Its a bounce. Thats part of the game," Quick said. "Felt like I played it the right way. I was trying to get it into the corner, over the glass, get a whistle. The way I directed it, it ended up, I dont know who it hit, but it hit somebody, then it ended up in the back of the net." While the Kings are still unbeaten on the road, the Devils fell to 6-3 as the host after Wednesdays loss. The last team to lose Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals at home and still win it all was the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning. This years Cup Finals marks the first-ever playoff battle between the Kings and Devils and the teams only met twice during the 2011-12 regular season. New Jersey and L.A. faced each other twice in October and the Devils won both contests, taking a 2-1 shootout decision at home on Oct. 13 and posting a 3-0 victory in Los Angeles on Oct. 25. ' ' '