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• It doesn’t sound like Devante Smith-Pelly will be going to the White House if the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup. • Ken Campbell of The Hockey News takes a look at five reasons why the Capitals are on the verge of winning their first title in franchise history. Goaltending is definitely one of the reasons. Continue to Article

June 07, 2018 9:31:am EST

The Vegas Golden Knights' wild pre-game skits, where on-ice actors fly from the rafters and enact elaborate battle scenes, have gained almost as much buzz as the team's unlikely run to the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season. Before their first Western Conference Finals home game against the Winnipeg Jets, an armored knight split a giant jet projected onto the ice in half with a sword, sending the crowd into a frenzy usually reserved for goals. Before Game One of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Washington Capitals, performers in Caps gear acted as invaders who took to the ice as a narrator darkly warned that they were there to attack the team's "fortress." The sinister-looking Caps actors clashed with an army of knights deployed from the team's in-arena castle until the lead knight defeated the Caps leader and sent him flying skyward. Continue to Article

June 06, 2018 7:47:pm EST

Since Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby has been one of the many issues that the Vegas Golden Knights have been unable to solve. Through four games, the Capitals have blocked 86 shots to Vegas’ 42. “If you want to win, you gotta do the not-so-sexy things and that’s one of the things,” said Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly. Continue to Article

June 06, 2018 7:40:pm EST

The Washington Capitals will play for a Stanley Cup championship Thursday night for the first time in 43 NHL seasons. Alex Ovechkin is one win away from carving his name into history at the peak of his incredible hockey career. With a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final and a city thousands of miles away thirsting for its first championship in a generation, the Vegas stakes are awfully high for the Caps in Game 5. Continue to Article

June 06, 2018 7:28:pm EST

Nate Schmidt put the challenge facing the Vegas Golden Knights pretty succinctly. The Golden Knights face the prospect of their dream first season coming to an end Thursday night in Game 5. The Washington Capitals have won three straight after dropping Game 1 and the play of both teams has been heading in opposite directions. Continue to Article

June 06, 2018 7:12:pm EST