Stanley Cup live stream: Watch online free Rangers vs Kings game 1 Wednesday 8:00 ET as New York goes to L.A. for the first game in the best-of-seven series to determine the Stanley Cup champions.

The Kings won their third game 7 on the road to win the Western Conference while the Rangers won two game 7s en route to winning the Eastern Conference championship. Wednesday starts an L.A. vs N.Y. series as these are the only two teams left. Watch the free live stream online for game 1 as these two teams that have overcome so much to get to where they are, get the series going in Hollywood.

Watch the free live stream online of the Stanley Cup finals in the Rangers vs Kings on the  NBC Sports Live App  OR try any of the linkes below for game 1

1) First Row Sports.

2) NHL Gamecenter

3) NHL AOSO

The Kings told NHL.com that the schedule won't wear them down as they have played the maximum amount of games to get to the finals.

"It was such an emotional series [against Chicago], and we always talk about how you can't get too high and too low," Kings top-line center Anze Kopitar said. "Now it's a time to relax a little bit, but at the same time get your heads right for [Wednesday]. Obviously it's the first time that we've gotten home ice right now, and it's very nice, and we're going to have to cash in on it."

Size can play a factor in this game as the Kings hold the edge in that catergory. L.A. pressures the puck through all three zones and thrive on punishing opposing defenders when they are forced to turn and chase the puck into the defensive zone. It is a challenge the Rangers must solve, according to NHL.com.

"They're a big, physical team," Rangers No. 1 defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. "They've got a lot of size and speed. So we've got to make sure that we break their forecheck and not spend a lot of time in our zone. They've got some guys that are going to get in hard on the forecheck. We've got to utilize our communication and our puck-moving skills to try to get out of our zone clean."