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Posted: 5/31/2012
NEWARK, N.J. -- Mark Fayne knew the puck was heading his way and he knew Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick was out of position.When the New Jersey defenseman went to fire a rebound into a seemingly wide-open net, an untimely bounce off the unsettled ice turned a potential go-ahead goal midway through the third period into another dose of frustration for the Eastern Conference champions.The Devils had plenty of chances to score on Quick, but they cashed in only one in their 2-1 overtime loss to the Kings on Wednesday night. Fayne's was the most obvious opportunity lost for New Jersey, which also had a goal waved off because captain Zach Parise swept the puck in with his glove.'I was just trying to get up into the rush,' Fayne said of his blown chance. 'I saw (Steve Bernier) coming down the wing. We practice a lot shooting far pad, and I was just hoping he did it. He dropped it to (Ryan Carter), and he made a nice shot. It just kind of hopped up at the last second. I got a little bit of it, but not as much as I'd like to.'Fayne has no goals and three assists in 19 playoff games this year, following a regular season in which he scored four goals and set up 13 over 82 games. The humidity inside the Prudential Center didn't do him or anyone else on the choppy ice any favors.Parise had his prime scoring chance thwarted earlier in the third during a mad scramble in the crease. Parise tried to get at the loose puck, but couldn't get his stick freed up from the maze of bodies filling the blue paint. With no other option, Parise stuck out his left glove and shoved the puck into the open side. Unfortunately for him, it was spotted by referee Dan O'Halloran, who immediately waved his hands to signal no goal.The play went to video review for good measure, and the sweep was picked up there, too confirming the on-ice decision.'It's definitely tough knowing that if one of those go in, then it would've been a win for us,&