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After losing the first two games, Washington took four straight to knock out Columbus in the first roud
After the Capitals blew a lead and lost in OT in each of the first two games of this series, they went ahead and shut up the haters by rattling off four consecutive wins to stun, and eliminate, the Blue Jackets. The Caps got the series-clinching win on april 23rd. in Columbus, taking down the Jackets with an emphatic 6-3 win. -
Alexander Ovechin finally proves Washington can "get it done" in the post season.
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For the third straight year, the Capitals and Penguins met in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins took each of the past two postseason series against Washington but it's finally, finally the Capitals' year.
Both teams have a handful of well-known offensive stars who will look to step up to the plate in this series -- the headliner obviously being Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin. Both guys were very good in the first round -- Crosby had 13 points, Ovechkin had 8. Defense isn't particularly a strong suit for either of these teams. The Penguins ranked 20th in total goals allowed during the regular season, while the Capitals ranking 15th overall. -
Ovechkin vs. Crosby again.
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The Capitals took down the Lightning in seven games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final
The Washington Capitals done-did it. They not only advanced to the third round for the first time in the Alex Ovechkin era, but they won. The Capitals rallied back from a 3-2 series deficit to win two straight and eliminate the Lightning in seven games, including the finale in Tampa. They'll move on to the Stanley Cup Final, where they'll face the Vegas Golden Knights and have a chance to win the first D.C. sports championship since 1992, when the Redskins won the Super Bowl. -
Capitals make in the the finals for only the seconf time in franchise history.
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6 of a kind: Golden Knights outlast Capitals in Stanley Cup opener
In a single nine-minute stretch of the third period, the Washington Capitals dramatically took the lead before the Vegas Golden Knights replied with two goals of their own. Washington's Tom Wilson also flattened Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault with a blindside hit that could reverberate through the Stanley Cup Final. -
Ovechkin helps Capitals beat Golden Knights 3-2, even series
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Capitals flying high up 2-1 on Vegas in Stanley Cup Final
In his first home Stanley Cup Final game after 13 long years checkered with as many disappointments as milestones, Alex Ovechkin was not going to be denied the opportunity to do something special. Ovechkin dived to the ice to score his 14th goal of the playoffs, laid down to block shots, dished out hits and, along with Evgeny Kuznetsov, muscled the Capitals past the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. -
Say it out loud: The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup champions
The Capitals brought the Vegas Golden Knights' historic inaugural season to an end on Thursday night in Las Vegas, taking the Stanley Cup Final in five games. For Washington, it's their first championship in franchise history -- a title 44 years in the making. After 13 years, Alex Ovechkin finally got to get his hands (and lips) on the Cup...and he also won the Conn Smythe as MVP of the playoffs for good measure. -
Capitals on verge of Cup after blowing out Golden Knights
Evgeny Kuznetsov smiled about getting four assists. He tried not to smile too much at the thought of being one win away from the Stanley Cup. With Kuznetsov and goaltender Braden Holtby leading the way, the Washington Capitals are on the verge of capturing the first title in their 43rd season after routing the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
