10:00 AM ET Rachel MarcusESPN Editor Close ESPN Editor Joined ESPN in 2013 Maryland native, Syracuse graduate The celebration is on in Washington, D.C. — and for Washington Capitals players and their fans everywhere — after the Caps won their first title in franchise history with a 4-3 Game 5 win over the Vegas Golden
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11:43 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN LAS VEGAS — Barry Trotz could not have looked more relaxed during the Washington Capitals‘ postseason run. At the end of most news conferences, the Capitals coach grabbed a Gatorade or water bottle sitting on his podium. Before leaving the room, he blurted out: “Hydrate! Everyone hydrate!” which became somewhat
2:56 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — T.J. Oshie found his father on the ice amid the jubilant madness of the Washington Capitals‘ postgame celebration and wrapped him in a fierce hug. Five years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Tim Oshie’s memory is inconsistent and cloudy. Anyone who saw the depth of
5:31 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN LAS VEGAS — Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis said the tens of thousands of fans who partied in the streets of Washington, D.C., late into Thursday night, celebrating the franchise’s first Stanley Cup, were an indication that the championship parade is going to be considerably larger than anticipated. “I think
5:34 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Unafraid of the impending closing of the subway, Capitals fans partied in the streets Thursday night and into Friday morning to celebrate the franchise’s first Stanley Cup and the city’s first title in the major four professional sports since 1992. After the Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights
11:09 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention — either mathematically, or by losing in the postseason — we’ll take a look at three keys to its offseason and a way-too-early prediction for what 2018-19 will hold. What went wrong The Vegas Golden Knights ran into a Washington Capitals
11:10 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN As each NHL team is eliminated from playoff contention — either mathematically, losing in the postseason or winning the Stanley Cup — we’ll take a look at three keys to its offseason and a way-too-early prediction for what 2018-19 will hold. What went right This was the year where there
Jun 8, 2018 Emily KaplanESPN LAS VEGAS — Alex Ovechkin is a Stanley Cup champion at last, and he has another piece of hardware, too. The Washington Capitals‘ captain won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs after leading his team with 15 goals this postseason. “It means everything,” Ovechkin said. “We
Jan 25, 2019 Greg WyshynskiESPN Patrick Kane has participated in the NHL All-Star Game Skills Competition six times in his career. He has taken part in events that looked like practice drills, in which his remarkable stick-handling abilities were on display, and he has taken part in events in which he has worn Clark Kent