Kings goalie Jonathan Quick makes a save during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. (Getty Images)

It's probably not much of a surprise, but for the second successive year, the Conn Smythe Trophy has been awarded to a goaltender.

Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick was named the MVP of the 2012 playoffs following his team's 6-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 on Monday night, becoming the 16th goalie to ever win the award.

From the start of the season, Quick has been magnificent in net for the Kings, giving them a chance to remain competitive in the early months as their offense struggled out of the gate. He continued his stellar play all the way through the postseason, finishing with a save percentage well over .940, which is one of the best ever.
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He allowed more than two goals only twice all postseason. In 10 games, he allowed either one goal or recorded a shutout. If that's not impressive enough, look at it another way: In their 20 playoff games, the Los Angeles Kings allowed only 30 goals. That's the same number of goals the Pittsburgh Penguins allowed. In six playoff games.

A lot of that is because of Quick, and a lot of that is because the Kings have been a completely dominant team that's been pretty much unstoppable since the middle of December.

Quick is a deserving winner, and one of many on the roster. The Kings had no shortage of options for the Conn Smythe, including their top-line two-headed monster of Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown.

Kopitar and Brown not only finished the postseason tied for the league lead in scoring with 20 points, but also played a dominant two-way game and were key cogs in what was an impressive penalty killing machine that not only prevented goals, but also consistently scored them.

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