The Kings' Mike Richards (10) and Jeff Carter celebrate 17:42 into overtime in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday night after Dustin Penner's game-winning goal sent L.A. to the Stanley Cup Finals with a 4-3 Game 5 victory over the Coyotes.

Dustin Penner's winning shot sails past Coyotes goalie Mike Smith 17:42 into OT.

Joyous Kings are framed by gloomy Coyotes on Tuesday night after a Los Angeles goal that helped L.A. advance to the Stanley Cup Finals with a 4-3 overtime victory in Game 5 in Glendale, Ariz. The Kings will face either the New York Rangers or New Jersey Devils.

This young fan brought his own inflatable Stanley Cup to the arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday night — but Kings right wing Justin Williams hopes to be sipping from the real thing soon, after L.A. advanced to the Cup Finals with a 4-3 overtime win in Game 5 over the Coyotes.

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick does the split and stops a shot by Radim Vrbata during the the third period of L.A.'s series-clinching 4-3 OT win over the Coyotes.

Kings center Mike Richards (10) had already scored once — at 13:43 of the second period — but he would not get a second goal here, as Coyotes goalie Mike Smith stops a shot at his front door.

Kings center Jarret Stoll is checked into the boards by Coyotes left wing Lauri Korpikoski and center Kyle Chipchura in the second period.

Kings goalie Jonathan Quick lies face down after giving up a goal against the Coyotes during the second period. At left is Slava Voynov.

The Kings' Justin Williams (14) battles with Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson and goalie Mike Smith during this second-period scramble.

Keith Yandle of the Coyotes (right) gets tangled up with Jeff Carter of the Kings in front of Phoenix goalie Mike Smith.

Coyotes left wing Taylor Pyatt celebrates his goal 4:20 into the first period against the Kings in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday, before ...

... he's joined in joy by teammates. Phoenix, trailing three games to one, was trying to stay alive in the Western Conference finals.

Kings center Anze Kopitar celebrates his short-handed goal in the first period in Phoenix on Tuesday night — tying the game 1-1 at that point. That's goalie Mike Smith and Coyotes teammate Ray Whitney looking considerably less joyous.

Coyotes captain Shane Doan crashes into the net — and into L.A. goalie Jonathan Quick — after getting hooked by Kings defenseman Slava Voynov (right) in the first period Tuesday night during the teams' Game 5 showdown in Glendale, Ariz.

Coyotes center Boyd Gordon is stopped on a wrap-around try by Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, as Willie Mitchell (33) defends during the first period.