The Los Angeles Kings' attempt to sweep the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup championship series was thwarted with a 3-1 loss Wednesday night, and team star Dustin Penner says a good lesson should be learned by the team and others. "It's a good lesson for us," Penner said. "And a good lesson for the media and the fans because everybody, I think, was maybe putting the cart [in front] of the horse, to an extent." Los Angeles came close to sweeping New Jersey and filling out the storyline. It was tied, 1-1, in the third period after it finally shook a record-sellout crowd of 18,867 into a frenzy. By the time Ilya Kovalchuk deposited the puck into an empty net to seal it, the silence was a reminder of just how difficult it is to claim the most hallowed trophy in sports.