The New Jersey Devils lead the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 after the first period in Game Five of the Stanley Cup championship on Saturday on the strength of a power-play goal by Zach Parise.

The Devils captain, whose goal snapped a dismal string of 15 consecutive failures with a man advantage, stuffed a loose puck home after goalie Jonathan Quick left his crease and misplayed a puck that bounced off the end boards and out toward the net.

Los Angeles leads the National Hockey League's best-of-seven championship series 3-1 and a victory would give the franchise its first title since entering the league in 1967.

Should the Devils win, the series will shift to Los Angeles for Game Six on Monday.

(Reporting By Steve Ginsburg; Editing by Frank Pingue)