The Stanley Cup Final has at last returned to the great city of Washington, DC as the Washington Capitals do battle in Game Three against the Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena.
The first Cup Final home game for the Caps since 1998 starts at 8PM on NBCSN, CBC, SN, and TVA Sports. Peter once again has your reliable recap.
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
It sure looks like Evgeny Kuznetsov is ready to suit up tonight. Full probable lines from Isabelle:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Backstrom – Oshie
Burakovsky – Eller – Connolly
Stephenson – Beagle – DSP
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Djoos
Holtby
Ovie
🐾🐾 @OvietheBulldog 🐾🐾 pic.twitter.com/JX8iCwb4LK
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 1, 2018
Just look at the best doggo to ever doggo.
Storylines
- Jonathan Marchessault thinks he is real funny.
- Wayne Gretzky will finally give Alex Ovechkin the game-used stick he promised him if he wins the Stanley Cup.
- ‘The Save’ in flipbook form.
- The Stanley Cup was all over DC yesterday. If you got a photo with the Cup, throw it in the comments below!
- Ted Leonsis does not seem to be a fan of Vegas’ elaborate, lengthy pregame theatrics.
- Rally towel awesomeness.
- Wear the biggest save in Capitals franchise history by purchasing our newest shirt!
- Who is going to the watch party outside of Capital One Arena tonight?
- In response to Lil Jon and Imagine Dragons in Vegas, the NHL has given DC Sting, Shaggy, and Fall Out Boy.
- The special bond between TJ Oshie and Addy Flint.
Around this time 1998
- Google was not invented yet.
- Assembly of the International Space Station had not yet begun.
- Bill Clinton was the President of the United States.
- Microsoft became the biggest company in the world, valued at 261 billion dollars on the New York Stock Exchange.
- The top three grossing films of the year were Armageddon, Saving Private Ryan, and Godzilla.
- The song topping the charts was Too Close by Next.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin won the WWE Championship for the first time.
- A horse named Real Quiet won the Kentucky Derby. In comparison to now, a horse named Bofa Deez Nutz just won a race at Remington Park in Oklahoma City.
- Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman got married for a grand total of nine days.
- Marvel offered the cinematic rights of almost all of it’s characters to Sony for only 25 million dollars. Sony only bought Spiderman thinking he would be the only one people cared enough about. Yikes.
Headline photo: Patrick McDermott
