Stanley Cup Final
The Washington Capitals finished off a run to a Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3, in Game 5 to claim the series, 4-1.
The Capitals stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and never looked back, taking Game 4 by a score of 6-2 to take a 3-1 series lead on the Vegas Golden Knights. The win puts Washington one win away from their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.
With Evgeny Kuznetsov in the lineup again and Alex Ovechkin and Braden Holtby continuing to make big contributions, the Capitals took a 2-1 series lead, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-1, in Game 3.
Braden Holtby stopped 37 shots, including making a diving stick save on Alex Tuch with two minutes remaining in the third, to help the Washington Capitals hold on for a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2, evening the series at one.
In total, there were five lead changes and four ties throughout a wild series opener between the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals. It was the Golden Knights coming away with the victory to open the series, defeating the Capitals, 6-4, in Game 1.
Embed from Getty Images By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor The 2018 Stanley Cup Final is set to begin on Monday night with two potential first-time winners. The Washington Capitals make their first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1998. The Vegas Golden Knights continue an amazing first year with a Stanley Cup Final appearance […]
The Washington Capitals are heading to the Stanley Cup Final after a 4-0 win in Game 7 on Wednesday night.
The expansion team that could continues a remarkable journey in their inaugural season. The Vegas Golden Knights continue to write an amazing script, as they defeated the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5, 2-1, to win the series, 4-1, and advance to the Stanley Cup Final.
The Penguins scored three goals in the first and three goals in the second to roll to an easy 6-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday.
After Game 4, we have a brand new series. The Nashville Predators scored three unanswered goals, including two in the second period, to take Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final by a score of 4-1 and even the series with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
