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In case you didn’t notice, the Blues-Kings series was really tight

St Louis Blues v Los Angeles Kings - Game Six

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 10: Goaltender Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings and goaltender Brian Elliott #1 of the St. Louis Blues shake hands at the conclusion of Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Staples Center on May 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The Kings defeated the Blues 2-1. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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The Kings victory over the Blues in Game 6 to take the series ended what turned out to be one of the closest playoff rounds in NHL history.

All six games were decided by one goal and, according to the NHL, that’s only the second time in league history a series of six games or more had that occur. You can’t say things weren’t tightly contested with results like that, but the entirety of the series was played like that.

According to the league, the series was either tied or a one-goal game 98.8% of the time. The one time it wasn’t? When St. Louis had a two-goal lead for 5:01 of Game 4. Everything else? Living on the edge. What the games may have lacked in scoring chances it was made up for in suspense. Give it up to Jonathan Quick and Brian Elliott for keeping things lively in a different way.