Today is May 30, two years to the day since Game Two of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, a.k.a the one where Braden Holtby made The Save, a.k.a. that time when two-time Stanley Cup Champion Brooks Orpik scored the first game-winning goal in a Stanley Cup Final in Washington Capitals franchise history.
But I prefer to think of it as the day of the Imagine Dragons Curse.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
During Game Two of the Capitals’ Stanley Cup Final matchup against the Golden Knights, goaltender Braden Holtby made a miraculous save, helping to ensure the score remained 3-2 in favor of the Caps through the final buzzer.
“The Save” was the defining moment of Game Two. So much so, that Twitter user The Flippist has immortalized Holtby’s stop in flipbook form.
By Donya Abramo 5 years ago
As the Nationals and the Orioles prepared to face each other in the third game of their series, both teams (aside from one particular player) were openly supporting the Capitals.
One lucky player, Max Scherzer, was able to catch bits and pieces of the game. Without having to bat in an American League game, Scherzer escaped to the dugout during the top of every inning to watch a few minutes of Game Two of the Stanley Cup Final.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago
Alex Ovechkin has a long list of superstitions and pregame routines. From chest bumps, high fives, cup checks, and screaming at TJ Oshie, Ovi’s becoming rookie year Karl Alzner in front of our eyes.
Wednesday, while on the ice for warmups ahead of Game Two, Ovechkin squirted a bottle of gatorade on the ice around the bench. He does this before both home and away games, and Marc-Andre Fleury took special notice to this last night.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago
While some of us might have been a bit impatient waiting for Game Two to begin, others were okay waiting while Imagine Dragons performed during the pregame ceremony. Specifically, the children of Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby, Benjamin and Belle.
By Elyse Bailey 5 years ago
The Washington Capitals have tied the 2018 Stanley Cup Final series up 1-1 after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Two, 3-2. The series now comes to DC, get your red rockin’ Capital One Arena.
The Capitals were out-shot 39 to 26 and out-attempted at five-on-five 48 to 38.
By Chris Cerullo 5 years ago
Watching the Washington Capitals can be a miserable experience during the postseason, and literally bad for your heart.
That’s why this clip of Alex Ovechkin is so special. He’s like all of us.
By Ian Oland 5 years ago
Twenty years ago, the Washington Capitals made the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history after Joe Juneau scored in overtime against Domink Hasek. But the Capitals couldn’t get it done in the 1998 Stanley Cup Final, getting swept in four games as the Detroit Red Wings repeated as champions.
Two decades later, the Caps are back in the championship round, and they’ve already made franchise history. After falling 6-4 to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game One, the Capitals held on to win Game Two 3-2.
Braden Holtby’s brilliant stick save on Alex Tuch pushed the Caps over the finish line. The victory gave the Caps its first Cup Final win ever.
By Ian Oland 5 years ago
The Washington Capitals withstood an early surge from the Vegas Golden Knights and then struck back with some surprising depth scoring to secure an important road win in Game Two. Also, Brooks Orpik scored.
James Neal scored first, out-jousting Dmitry Orlov on a solo effort. Lars Eller tied the game after a pair of perfect passes from Kempny and Burakovsky. The Caps kicked it up a notch in the second period, adding a power play goal from Alex Ovechkin and a goal from, jesus christ, Brooks freaking Orpik. With TJ Oshie in the box for a bad penalty, Shea Theodore threaded the needle to make it 3-2 heading into the third period. The Caps had to kill some big penalties, and Holtby had to make the save of the year, but they survived to earn the win.
Caps beat Knights 3-2! The series is tied 1-1! Brooks Orpik scored!
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
Okay. Y’all. Get this. Before the game, I hit up twitter to say I was feeling a Vrana goal tonight. Then, outta nowhere, some clown came at me with this.
Orpik goal bookmark this tweet
— Ford Kendrick (@Fckendrick) May 30, 2018
But then, in spite of everything we know about how the universe works, it happened.
Brooks Orpik, 37-year-old defensemen for the Washington Capitals, who took 54 shots all season, has scored in the Stanley Cup Final.
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
