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Braden Holtby cried as the Capitals took their Eastern Conference Champions team photo

Heading into Wednesday night’s Game Seven, the Washington Capitals had not made the Stanley Cup Final in 20 years, spanning the entire Alex Ovechkin Era in DC. Caps goaltender Braden Holtby, who has backstopped the team during many of its second round exits, shut out the Tampa Bay Lightning in Games Six and Seven to push the team to the championship round.

He cried while posing for a team photo with the Prince of Wales Trophy.

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The best moments from the Capitals Game Seven victory video

Throughout the 2018 postseason, the Capitals media team has been producing videos documenting every game. Well, the Game Seven behind-the-scenes video is here and you absolutely need to see this.

From the goals to the happy hockey hugs, we’ve documented our favorite moments. We promise you will feel many feels.

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By Cara Bahniuk On May 25, 2018 0 Comment

Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals were not scared to touch the Prince of Wales Trophy

During an interview with NBC Sports’ Pierre McGuire, Alex Ovechkin was asked if he ever thought about touching the Prince of Wales Trophy after becoming Eastern Conference Champions.

“You’re going to see right now,” Ovechkin said wryly, obfuscating his next move.

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By Ian Oland On May 25, 2018 2 Comments

GIFs of Alex Ovechkin celebrating on the bench before earning a trip to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time

Late in the second period when Andre Burakovsky gave the Caps a 3-0 lead, the team’s captain Alex Ovechkin began a celebration that would continue off and on throughout the third period of Game Seven.

Riding two goals from Burky and a second consecutive shutout from Braden Holtby, the Capitals eliminated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0. The team is now going to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in the Ovechkin Era.

The Great 8’s happiness was palpable.

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By Ian Oland On May 24, 2018 0 Comment

Andre Burakovsky’s two-goal second period gives Caps 3-0 lead in Game Seven

What in the hell is going on? Everything in Game Seven is coming up… #ALLCAPS.

7:42 after scoring his first goal of the postseason, Andre Burakovsky scored again. He is having the biggest game of his life in one of the Capitals biggest games in its franchise’s history.

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By Ian Oland On May 23, 2018 0 Comment

Perfect child Andre Burakovsky puts the Caps up 2-0 in Game Seven

The Caps lead has grown from the unlikeliest of places. Oft-injured and recently-scratched infant child Andre Burakovsky has put the Caps up 2-0 with a solo effort beat Dan Girardi and score.

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By Ian Oland On May 23, 2018 1 Comment

Alex Ovechkin scores sixty-two seconds into Game Seven

Game Seven. Sixty-two seconds. Alex Ovechkin. Ovi Spot.

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By Ian Oland On May 23, 2018 1 Comment

10 years later, Alex Ovechkin is still sour at referees for the Caps’ Game Seven loss to the Flyers

The Caps are in a familiar position. Wednesday, Washington will play its 10th Game Seven in the Alex Ovechkin era.

It’s been 10 years since the first Game Seven Ovechkin played. Tuesday, he was asked if he remembered the game. And, boy, did he.

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By Brendan Doyle On May 22, 2018 0 Comment

Barry Trotz’s priceless response to what he learned from the Caps’ Game Seven loss to the Penguins last season

Today being a travel day for the Capitals, the media caught up to coach Barry Trotz at the team hotel in Tampa Bay. There, most of the questions surrounded Wednesday’s imminent Game Seven against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final.

The deciding game of this series will be Washington’s first Game Seven since last year’s heart-wrenching loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 2-0 defeat ended the season and closed the two-year window that many around the team had admitted was their best shot at competing for a Stanley Cup. It would be human nature to go back and analyze the game’s minutia to look for anything to carry into the future.

Trotz, however, seems to be focusing big-picture. When asked if he learned a lesson from last year’s Game Seven against the Penguins, Trotz had a sassy response.

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By Brendan Doyle On May 22, 2018 0 Comment

Get hyped for Game Seven with this Capitals montage (Video)

Tonight’s Game Seven marks one of the most important games in the history of the Washington Capitals, and comes a year to the day since the Caps were eliminated in Game Six at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tonight the Capitals have a shot at redemption, again facing Pittsburgh in the second round with a chance to move on in this winner-take-all showdown.

After falling behind in the series three games to one, Washington rallied in Games Five and Six with nine combined goals to force a seventh game at home. With a victory tonight, the Caps will move on to the Conference Finals, becoming the first DC sports team to do so since 1998. After years of disappointing playoff exits, the Capitals have the chance tonight to reserve the narrative of second round collapses and take a major stride in their journey toward the ultimate goal: The Stanley Cup.

Reader Caitlyn Johannes made a Capitals hype video to mark this critical Wednesday-night matchup. Take a look, and GET PUMPED.

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By Sean Morrow On May 10, 2017 0 Comment

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