2018 NHL PLAYOFF-STANLEY CUP FINAL & RECAPS

TV Networks -in USA- NBC Sports Network, , in Canada - CBC

 Nashville at Pittsbugh

    
NY Rangers at Ottawa 
  DATE-TIME HOME TEAM
Game 1- CBC & NBC Mon-May 28-8 PM Tomas Nosek scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and the expansion Golden Knights surged past the Capitals for a 6-4 victory on Monday night.
Game 2-  CBC &  NBCSN Wed- May 30   -8 PM Braden Holtby stretched back and lunged to his right with his stick, thrusting the paddle into the exact 4-inch slot of air through which Alex Tuch's shot was headed for the net , a save that will go down in Capitals history as the key to a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night, evening the series at one game apiece..   Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal, his first in a Final, Brooks Orpik ended a personal 220-game goal drought with the eventual winner, and Lars Eller added a goal and two assists. 
Game 3-  CBC & NBCSN Sat.  June 2-8 PM Alex Ovechkin dived to the ice to score his 14th goal of the playoffs, laid down to block shots, dished out hits and, along with Evgeny Kuznetsov, muscled the Capitals past the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Game 4- CBC & NBC Mon- June 4--8 PM T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson and Devante Smith-Pelly all scored in the first period  as Capitals are on the verge of capturing the first title in their 43rd season after routing the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
Game 5-   CBC & NBC Thu- June 7--8 PM Lars Eller scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:37 to play, and the Capitals claimed their first NHL title with a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Alex Ovechkin  capped his playoff MVP campaign with an early power-play goal,

 
 

   

 

 

Alex Ovechkin hoists the Stanley Cup , the first in Capitals history

 

 

 

 

Alex Ovechkin  with the Conn Smythe Trophy, for Playoffs MVP