NHL-Rangers and Kings headed to double overtime in Game Five

LOS ANGELES, June 13 (Reuters) - The New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings were headed into a second overtime period in Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final at the Staples Center on Friday with the game tied 2-2. Both teams were inches away from winning the game in the first overtime with Ryan McDonagh hitting the post for the Rangers and Tyler Toffoli striking the crossbar for the Kings. Justin Williams had given the host Kings a 1-0 lead in the first period when he backhanded a loose puck between the legs of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist after a scramble near the New York net six minutes after the opening faceoff. New York led 2-1 at the end of the second period after scoring twice in a four minute span. Chris Kreider tied it at 1-1 with a powerplay goal when he sent a cross-ice pass from McDonagh into the back of the Kings net. The Rangers grabbed the lead with a short-handed goal from Brian Boyle with 25 seconds to play in the middle frame when he sent a wrist shot into the top right corner of the net. The Kings drew even on a powerplay less than eight minutes into the third period when Marian Gaborik fired a wrist shot underneath Lundqvist's pads. The Kings lead 3-1 in the best-of-seven series and need one more win to clinch their second Stanley Cup in three years while the Rangers need a victory to extend the series to a sixth game in New York on Monday. (Reporting by Julian Linden in New York; Editing by Frank Pingue)