The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2017–18 season and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win their first championship, in their 44th ...

Oct 5, 2017 · Record: 49-26-7 (105 points), Finished 1st in NHL Metropolitan Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Barry Trotz (49-26-7) Captain: Alex Ovechkin. Primary Arena: Capital One Arena. 2017-18 Stanley Cup Champions. Goals For: 256 (9th of 31), Goals Against: 238 (16th of 31) SRS: 0.20 (13th of 31), SOS: -0.04 (27th of 31) Playoffs:

Lars Eller scored the game-winning goal nine minutes into double overtime and Braden Holtby made 33 saves as the Capitals earned a 3-2 win. The Capitals successfully killed all four Columbus...

Jun 8, 2018 · LAS VEGAS -- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals put years of heartbreak behind them by winning the Stanley Cup for the first time, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 of the...

The Washington Capitals last won the Stanley Cup in the 2017-18 season. The Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights in 5 games, clinching on Jun 7, 2018.

In addition to 13 division titles and three Presidents' Trophies, the Capitals have reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998 and 2018, winning the latter in five games against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Capitals have retired the use of four numbers in honor of four players.

In 2018, the Washington Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final. When was the last time the Capitals won a playoff game? The Washington Capitals last won a playoff game on May 7, 2022, when they had a 6 -1 win against the Florida Panthers in the First Round. Since then, the Capitals have lost 7 straight playoff games.

Feb 8, 2025 · Capitals players Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie, who visited the fountain in 2018 during their Stanley Cup celebration, will make a special appearance and participate in the unveiling ceremony.

Jun 7, 2018 · Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals defeat the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final and earn the right to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup for the first time in franchise...

Jun 8, 2018 · The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup champions for the first time in what had been a tortured 44-year history. They clinched it by beating the Vegas Golden Knights in a fifth game of the...