Congratulations to the 2018 Stanley Cup Champion
Washington Capitals
The Caps defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1, winning the clinching game 5 on June 7th 2018 in Las Vegas.
Lars Eller, Caps forward scored the game winning, cup winning goal at the 12:43 mark of the period to give the Caps a 4-3 win.
Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals captain was named Conn Smythe winner as the Playoff MVP.
Las Vegas was led by Reilly Smith with 22 points and Goaltender Marc-Andre Fluery with 2.24 GAA and .927 save %.
Ovichkin had 15 goals and 12 assist for 27 points he was the 2nd leading scorer of the playoffs behind teammate Evgeny Kuznetsov (12 G, 20 A = 32 points), but his energy and leadership led the way for the Capitals first Stanley Cup win in its 44 year history.
