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Capitals beat Golden Knights 4-3, win their 1st Stanley Cup

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, left, of Russia, and Washington Capitals forward Jakub Vrana, right, of the Czech Republic, celebrate one of their team's goals against the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Monday, June 4, 2018, in Washington. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Alex Brandon


LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Washington Capitals have won their first Stanley Cup.

Alex Ovechkin scored midway through the game and Lars Eller had a go-ahead goal with 6:37 left in the third period, lifting the Capitals to a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 on Thursday night.

The expansion Golden Knights closed their record-breaking season with their first four-game losing streak.

The Capitals went into the third trailing 3-2 and went ahead after Devante Smith-Pelly and Eller scored 2:31 apart midway through the pivotal period.

Braden Holtby, who made a spectacular stick save to help win Game 2, made enough saves to seal the win while the clock appeared to malfunction after Vegas pulled Marc-Andre Fleury to add an extra skater with more than a minute remaining.

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