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WASHINGTON -- Nationals manager Davey Johnson was talking to general manager Mike Rizzo on Saturday when he called for Bryce Harper to come over. Jared Allen Womens Jersey. Harper thought it was one of two things: "I was thinking I was going down because Rizzo and everybody was over there or the All-Star game," he said. Forget about that minor league return, Bryce. Next stop, baseballs showcase game in Kansas City. The 19-year-old Harper became the youngest position player to make the Midsummer Classic and third youngest All-Star ever when NL manager Tony La Russa selected the precocious outfielder to replace injured Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton. Atlanta Braves speedster Michael Bourn also made the NL team Saturday, replacing Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond. "Words cant explain it right now," Harper said following Washingtons 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. "I think its exciting to go and Im excited to get there and be around all the top guys in the country, of course, top guys in baseball. So Im just going to take it all in, try to enjoy it with the family and try to just be as mellow and calm as I can." Stanton left in the third inning of Miamis 3-2 loss at St. Louis and the Marlins said their lone All-Star representative would have arthroscopic right knee surgery on Sunday, shelving one of baseballs best young sluggers for next weeks festivities. "He might be out for a month or six weeks, thats what I think," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Hopefully less. Were better off that way because that kid couldnt do anything." Pittsburgh Pirates centre fielder Andrew McCutchen will take Stantons spot for Monday nights home run derby. Desmond has been dealing with a left oblique strain and is going to use the break to rest. He consulted with team doctors, management and La Russa before the decision was made to skip the game. "Its definitely a tough decision, one that we spent quite a few days kind of mulling over," said Desmond, a first-time All-Star. "But in the end I think its best for the team and best for myself to take the rest. I would hate to be two, three weeks down the road and something happened and I didnt take the four days to rest my body and put the team first." Bourn made the NL team for the second time. He entered Saturdays game at Philadelphia with a .305 batting average, seven homers, 32 RBIs and 23 stolen bases. Desmonds absence put a damper on what could be the first of many All-Star appearances for Harper, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft. "I think hes had a great year and has had a great first half," Harper said. "So its going to be a bummer him not being there. Hes one of the best shortstops in baseball right now. It kind of sucks that hes not going." Harper began the year in the minors but was promoted on April 28. He quickly made an impression with his all-out play for NL East-leading Washington, and is batting .283 with eight homers and 25 RBIs in 61 games. The Las Vegas native, who was born on Oct. 16, 1992, is the youngest All-Star since New York Mets ace Dwight Gooden, who was about a month younger than Harper when he pitched two scoreless innings in the NLs 3-1 win in 1984. Gooden is the youngest All-Star ever, followed by Hall of Famer Bob Feller in 1938. The record for youngest position player was held by Minnesota Twins catcher Butch Wynegar, who was 20 when he played in the ALs 7-1 loss in 1976. "I think thats a pretty cool deal," Harper said. "And Im excited. I really am. Im really excited to get out there and be around those kind of guys and just try to actually enjoy myself as much as I can and really take it all in." 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If we had have won, we would have been sneaking one out." Justin Williams found Kopitar with a backhand pass from his own blue-line as the Devils seemed to run into each other. The Kings star raced in alone, deking Martin Brodeur before slipping it over him with a forehand for his seventh of the playoffs. "We made a mistake. They capitalized," DeBoer said. Los Angeles, the eighth seed in the West, is now 9-0 on the road in the playoffs. For goalie Jonathan Quick, it was a record 11th consecutive road playoff win dating back to last year, erasing Billy Smiths mark for the 1979-80 New York Islanders. Kings coach Darryl Sutter downplayed the road warrior angle. "Weve won one on the road now," he said, focusing exclusively on the final. "The season started tonight." Quick and Kopitar, however, pointed to the Kings work ethic for their success away from home. Whatever the reason, a home loss is exactly what the Devils wanted to avoid. Especially against a team feeling confident on the road. Teams winning Game 1 of the final have gone on to win the Cup in 55 of 72 seasons (76 per cent) since the league went to the best-of-seven format in 1939. Boston bucked that trend last season, however. This promises to be a series where scoring chances wont come cheaply or in bunches. The Devils had five shots in the first period and just four in the second, but still managed to pull even at 1-1 late in the second period on a deflection off a Kings defenceman. Los Angeles outshot New Jersey 22-16 in regulation and had a 3-2 edge in OT "(There) wasnt much going on offensively for either team," Sutter said. "The way the teams play, its such tight quarters out there ... Pretty evenly matched teams. Theres probably going to be more than one overtime game." For all the talk of Quick as the Kings uber-stopper in goal, New Jersey made it easy for him for long stretches. He was there when needed, however. Brodeur, in his 200th playoff game, was also sharp in a third period that eventually opened up. It marked the 24th overtime game of the 2012 playoffs. And the first Game 1 of the final to go to overtime since 2002, when the visiting Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. The Kings are 3-0 in overtime in these playoffs. The Devils are 4-2. The game opened to a sea of red-clad fans waving white towels in the Prudential Center stands. Buut it proved to be a less colourful start on the ice, with both teams looking to nip the others offence in the bud. Percy Harvin Jersey The first shot of the game took more than three minutes for the Kings to record, after a poor defensive pass behind the Devils net led to a giveaway. "We came out a little slower than we wanted to," said Kopitar, who credited the line of Fraser, Brad Richardson and Jordan Nolan for sparking the team. It was more than six minutes into the game before New Jersey finally tested Quick. "Were going to have to find another level," DeBoer said. "I feel we have another level. "I thought we came out a little tentative, as was expected for a Stanley Cup final game. I thought we got better as the game went on. But thats a team youve got to play 60 minutes against. "The good news is we started in the same hole against Philly, we started in the same hole against the Rangers and we responded to this situation in the right way the last two rounds and I expect the same." The few early Los Angeles chances, meanwhile, came from New Jersey errors in the defensive zone. That led to the first goal as Nolan outmuscled a Devils defenceman behind the goal and sent the puck to Fraser, who snapped a low shot past Brodeur at 9:56 for his first of the playoffs. The Kings fourth-line centre had just two goals in the regular season. When New Jersey threatened in the first, Quick was there. He made two good stops during the lone power play of the period. The Devils came out hitting early in the second, bringing the crowd back into the game. But its offence -- and power play -- remained dormant. New Jersey did not put a shot on goal for the first 14:30 of the second period and even that one seemed slightly dubious -- a timid redirect during a penalty kill. Quick eventually had to make a save, using his glove to stop Dainius Zubrus. New Jersey finally beat Quick when Volchenkovs shot from the point bounced in off Kings defenceman Slava Voynov at 18:48 of the period. The Devils pressed to open the third. A New Jersey goal at 3:58 was correctly disallowed as Zach Parises hand swept the puck in during a goalmouth melee. Video review confirmed the officials call. Nolan showed his disregard for Brodeur midway through the third, slapping his stick repeatedly at the future Hall of Famer in search of a loose puck. At the other end, Devils defenceman Mark Fayne missed an open net, shooting wide as the puck came across the crease. Brodeur then made three saves, one after another, on one Kings shift. The Devils and Kings are meeting in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time. The Kings are one win shy of the NHL record for road victories in a post-season (10) shared by a group of clubs that includes the New Jersey Devils in their Cup-winning 1995 and 2000 playoff runs. They are also the first team to record 11 straight away wins over multiple playoff years. For the Devils, seeded sixth in the East, Wednesday marked the first time they had opened a series at home this post-season. It was just the third time the two teams have met this season. New Jersey won both regular-season encounters in October. ' ' '