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Ovechkin, Capitals headed to Stanley Cup Final vs. Vegas
TAMPA, Fla. - Alex Ovechkin is thrilled, though hardly satisfied.
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D.C. fans take to the streets to celebrate after Caps beat Bolts
With their 4-0 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, the Capitals did something they haven't done in 20 years.
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Alex Ovechkin scored the goal that sent the Capitals to the Stanley Cup Final
Alex Ovechkin's Game 7 goal stands with Joe Juneau's Game 6 tally as the two goals that sent the Caps to the Stanley Cup Final.
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Stanley Cup Final: Complete Schedule, Game Times, Dates
Find out when the Stanley Cup Final will be going on.
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Tampa Bay Lightning insist their ‘window is not closed' to win Stanley Cup
TAMPA, Fla. - For the second time in three years, the Tampa Bay Lightning failed to reach the Stanley Cup final. But with most of the roster set to return next season, captain Steven Stamkos is optimistic that better days lie ahead.
“Oh, the window is not closed,” Stamkos said after a 4-0 loss to the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of the conference final. “This group is way too talented and is still very young when you look at it.
“You just look at that team that we just lost to. I mean, they've been just continually building, building. They get over the hump against Pittsburgh and they...
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NHL: Caps top Tampa, get to Stanley Cup final
Andre Burakovsky scored twice and goalie Braden Holtby produced his second shutout in a row as the Washington Capitals advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.
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N.H.L. Playoffs: At Last, Alex Ovechkin and Capitals Reach Stanley Cup Finals
Ovechkin scored early to help send Washington through to the finals for the first time since 1998.
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Did Bryce Harper predict the Caps-Knights Stanley Cup Final?
While everyone was unsure of whether or not the Caps would beat the Penguins, Bryce Harper could already see them in the Stanley Cup Final.
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Burakovsky bounces back with huge two-goal performance in Game 7
Andre Burakovsky dealt with an injury and a slow recovery. But in Game 7 against the Lightning, the young Swede led the way, scoring twice to propel the Capitals to the Stanley Cup Final.
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Alex Ovechkin overcome with emotion of first Stanley Cup Final trip: 'It's unbelievable'
In his 13th NHL season, Alex Ovechkin is finally going to the Stanley Cup Final. He was so emotional following Wednesday's Game 7 victory he could hardly speak.
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2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs 2018 Tale of the Tape: Washington D.C. vs Las Vegas
For the first time in 20 years, the Caps are headed to the Stanley Cup Final. For the first time ever, they'll meet the Vegas Golden
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Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals headed to Stanley Cup Final after blanking Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0
TAMPA, Fla. - Jon Cooper was talking about the game, but really he was talking about all of us, and how we grow up watching and playing hockey - whether in a rink, on the road or on a pond - and living for moments like this.
Game 7. Winner goes to the Stanley Cup final.
As the Tampa Bay Lightning head coach said: “You're writing history.”
Well, Alex Ovechkin certainly did.
For the first 12 years of his Hall of Fame career, the Washington Capitals forward was known more for what he didn't do in the playoffs than what he accomplished in the regular season. He had never advanced past the...
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70-Year-Old Vietnam Native Helps Hundreds of New Arrivals Start Their Lives in America
Vietnamese native Anh Ha Ho attended high school in France and later worked as an assistant in her husband's medical office in Vietnam. But her family suffered during the post-war period. Her father spent three years in a Communist reeducation camp, and her husband was imprisoned after he tried to flee the country to build a better life for the family.
Only in 1983 did the couple leave Vietnam and settle in Canada. Two years later, Ho's husband was accepted into the medical residency program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Unfortunately, a visa mix-up prevented the...
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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Capitals Top Lightning in Game 7, Advance to Stanley Cup Final
Andre Burakovsky scored a pair of goals to lead the Washington Capitals to a Game 7 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning and into the franchise's first Stanley Cup Final since 1998.
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NHL playoffs 2018: TV schedule for Stanley Cup Final, bracket, scores, series results, odds
Here's your guide for how to watch this year's Stanley Cup playoffs
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Ovechkin, Capitals headed to Stanley Cup Final after Game 7 triumph
Capitals complete comback, head to Stanley Cup Final.
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PHT's Three Stars: Burakovsky's goals push Capitals into Stanley Cup Final
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final is Mon., May 28 at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN.
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Capitals advance to Stanley Cup Final for first time in 20 years; will face inaugural Golden Knights
The Washington Capitals advanced to the Stanley Cup Final to face the Vegas Golden Knights after eliminating the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final.
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13 years and 600 goals later, Ovechkin arrives at Stanley Cup Final
Alex Ovechkin, the greatest goal scorer of his generation, is final at the mountain top. 13 years later, Alex Ovechkin will get to compete for Lord Stanley's Cup.
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LOS ANGELES - Pinch-hitter Nick Hundley hit a two-run single in the ninth inning to give the Giants their first lead, and San Francisco rallied for a 5-2 victory on Monday... Read more ...
UFC middleweight Magnus Cedenblad announces MMA retirement
Gallery Photos: Best of Magnus Cedenblad view 30 images Approaching two years since his most recent fight, UFC middleweight Magnus Cedenblad today announced his retirement from... Read more ...
ITALIAN LEAGUE 2018-19: Empoli, Parma, Frosinone make return
MILAN - The Italian league begins this weekend with Parma returning to the top flight only three years after being declared bankrupt. Read more ...
Acuna hits a pair of leadoff homers, Braves sweep Marlins
ATLANTA - Ronald Acuna Jr. pulled off one of the rarest feats in baseball history, hitting leadoff homers in both games of a doubleheader to lead the first-place Atlanta Braves... Read more ...
Double duty: Braves' Acuna rips 2 leadoff HRs in 1 day
ATLANTA - Ronald Acuna Jr. is only 20 years old, so he never gives much thought to his still-fledgling place in baseball history. Read more ...
MLB wrap: Jacob deGrom strikes out 12, Mets hit 5 home runs in win over Yankees
DeGrom pitched 6 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs in the Mets' 8-5 victory over the Yankees on Monday. Read more ...
Lowrie drives in 4 to back Manaea, A's hold off Mariners 7-6
OAKLAND, Calif. - Jed Lowrie drove in four runs to back Sean Manaea and the Oakland Athletics held off a late Seattle rally to beat the Mariners 7-6 on Monday night in a... Read more ...
Kenley Jansen health update: Closer says he'll likely need another heart...
After going on the DL with an irregular heartbeat, Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen will likely undergo a second heart surgery this offseason. Read more ...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL '18: 6 players starring for losing teams
Football being, in many ways, the ultimate team game can make it difficult for good players to shine when the players around them are... not so good. Read more ...
Double duty: Acuna hits 2 leadoff HRs, Braves sweep Marlins
ATLANTA - Perfect games? Unassisted triple plays? They're not even as rare as what Ronald Acuna Jr. pulled off Monday night. Read more ...