OTHL -- The New Jersey Devils beat the Phoenix Coyotes in game six to take home the first ever OTHL Stanley Cup. The Devils lead by Conn Smythe winner Martin Brodeur and Slava Kozlov who has steped up in the finals and got his offensive game going, won 5-2 after three solid periods in the Glendale Arena. Kozlov (8) and Kubina (7) scored one goal each in the first period. Both goals was scored by Scott Niedermayer who left the ice with 3 assists to his name. In between the two first period New Jersey goals, the Coyotes where able to sneak a goal in as Morozov (9) briefly tied up the game.
In the second period the Devils sailed away as they scored two unanswered goals. Slava Kozlov (9) keept his offense going as he found the net again. Kubina who had scored in the first assisted on Kozlov's goal. With just minutes left in the middle period, Patrik Elias (3) stole the puck from a Coyote defender and scored to make it 4-1 after two periods. It looked like the Devils where going to take the game, and the final as the third period started. However, Tie Domi managed to get some hope going for the Coyotes and there fans as he scored six minutes into the third period. But thanks to a penalty to Aaron Asham, the Devils where able to score a powerplay goal with nine minutes left and secure the game. Simon Gagne (9) scored the last goal of the 2004-05 playoffs.
Right after the game New Jersey's goaltender Martin Brodeur was presented with the Conn Smythe's trophy as MVP of the playoff's. Brodeur had a 16-5-0 record in the playoffs with 1.79 goals against average and a .929 save pct.