On this Memorial Day, the Washington Capitals will do battle with the Vegas Golden Knights in Game One of the Stanley Cup Final. If anyone claims that they seriously predicted this match up back in the fall, give them a smack to the noggin’ for me. You cant script this.
Both teams will be looking for their franchise’s first Stanley Cup win and you can see all the action on NBC, CBC, SN, or TVA Sports at 8PM eastern. Peter will grace your faces with another recap. I’ll be at Capital One Arena. Lets. Go. Caps.
The final regular season stats:
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 51-24-7 | 49-26-7 |
| Shot Attempt % | 51.5% | 48.3% |
| PDO | 100.4 | 101.4 |
| Power Play | 21.4% | 22.5% |
| Penalty Kill | 81.4% | 80.3% |
Projected Lines
As expected, no changes.
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Backstrom – Oshie
Burakovsky – Eller – Connolly
Stephenson – Beagle – DSP
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Djoos
Holtby
Projected Vegas Lines
Storylines
- Your favorite coin has yet another prediction for you.
- GMBM tried to keep Nate Schmidt in DC, but GMGM’s price was too high for the Caps to cave.
- Barry Trotz did another hot lap at yesterday’s practice.
- The Caps have got the doggos on their side.
- The Caps have been really good in the playoffs and the snapshot explains how and why.
- TJ Oshie made this Caps fan scream in excitement after a high-five. Beatlemania? More like Oshbabemania.
- Caps owner Ted Leonsis is now a human t-shirt cannon.
- The final practice at Kettler before the boys traveled to Vegas was absolutely insane. Photos that Chris Gordon got from the day.
- Peter and Ian podcasted about just how weird this series is.
#CapsCuties
Y’all are slacking on the tweet machine. Get to it!
If anyone needs a #CapsCuties refresher, you can post a photo of anything cute that will distract the @GoldenKnights from playing well tonight! Drop it in the hashtag, @ the team, post a pic of your cute kid, your cute animal, your cute self, whatever!
— elyse (@ElyseBee) May 28, 2018
Headline photo: Ethan Miller
