2018 Stanley Cup Finals - wikipedia 2018 Stanley Cup Finals 2018 Stanley Cup Finals 5 Total Washington Capitals 6 Vegas Golden Knights 6 Location ( s ) Washington : Capital One Arena ( 3, 4 ) Paradise : T - Mobile Arena ( 1, 2, 5 ) Coaches Washington : Barry Trotz Vegas : Gerard Gallant Captains Washington : Alexander Ovechkin Vegas : Vacant National anthems Washington : Caleb Green and Bob McDonald ( game 3 ) Caleb Green, Bob McDonald and U.S. Army chorus ( game 4 ) Vegas : Carnell Johnson Referees Marc Joannette ( 1, 3, 5 ), Wes McCauley ( 1, 3, 5 ), Chris Rooney ( 2, 4 ), Kelly Sutherland ( 2, 4 ) Dates May 28 -- June 7 MVP Alexander Ovechkin ( Capitals ) Series - winning goal Lars Eller ( 12 : 23, third, G5 ) Networks Canada ( English ) : CBC Canada ( French ) : TVA Sports United States ( English ) : NBC and NBCSN Announcers ( CBC ) Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson ( TVA ) Felix Seguin, Patrick Lalime, Renaud Lavoie ( NBC / NBCSN ) Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk, Pierre McGuire ( NHL International ) Steve Mears, Kevin Weekes ( NBC Sports Radio & NHL Radio ) Kenny Albert, Joe Micheletti ( 1 -- 4 ), Ray Ferraro, Jim Fox ( 5 ), Steve Goldstein Eastern Final Washington Capitals defeated Tampa Bay Lightning, 4 -- 3 Western Final Vegas Golden Knights defeated Winnipeg Jets, 4 -- 1 ← 2017 Stanley Cup Finals 2019 → The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League 's ( NHL ) 2017 -- 18 season, and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win their first championship in their 44th season. The Vegas Golden Knights made the Finals in their first season, while this was the second Finals appearance for the Capitals. This was the first Finals series since 2007 where neither team had previously won the Stanley Cup and the third consecutive year in which a Western Conference team made their Finals debut. This was the first Finals since 2014 to require less than six games. Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs. The series began on May 28 and ended on June 7. The Vegas Golden Knights had home ice advantage in the series since the Golden Knights won the Pacific Division with 109 points during the regular season, while the Capitals won the Metropolitan Division with 105 points. Contents 1 Path to the Finals 1.1 Washington Capitals 1.2 Vegas Golden Knights 2 Game summaries 2.1 Game one 2.2 Game two 2.3 Game three 2.4 Game four 2.5 Game five 3 Team rosters 3.1 Vegas Golden Knights 3.2 Washington Capitals 4 Stanley Cup presentation and engraving 4.1 Players 4.2 Coaching and administrative staff : 4.3 Other eligible players 4.4 Engraving notes 5 TV and radio 6 References 7 External links Path to the Finals Washington Capitals Main article : 2017 -- 18 Washington Capitals season This was Washington 's second Finals appearance ; the Capitals were swept in four games by the Detroit Red Wings in 1998. The Capitals did not make many offseason transactions with the exception of signing forward Devante Smith - Pelly. Major re-signings during the off - season included forwards T.J. Oshie, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Andre Burakovsky ; and goalie Philipp Grubauer. Washington then re-signed Lars Eller during the season. The team was conservative during the trade deadline. Wanting to make a Stanley Cup run with the core players that they already had, they only acquired defensemen Michal Kempny from the Chicago Blackhawks and Jakub Jerabek from the Montreal Canadiens. The Capitals finished the regular season with 105 points ( 49 -- 26 -- 7 ), winning their division. Left winger and team captain Alexander Ovechkin was the winner of this season 's Maurice `` Rocket '' Richard Trophy, leading the league with 49 regular - season goals. Kuznetsov led the team in assists with 56. In the first round of playoffs, Washington came back from a 2 -- 0 series deficit to win four in a row to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets in six games. The Capitals then won a 4 -- 2 series against their division rival and two - time defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins, whom the Capitals had beaten in a playoff series only once since 1994. The Penguins had eliminated Washington from the playoffs in the second round the previous two years. Washington then defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games, winning game seven on the road for only the second time in franchise history and first since 2012. Vegas Golden Knights Main articles : 2017 -- 18 Vegas Golden Knights season and 2017 NHL Expansion Draft Vegas became the first expansion team since the 1967 -- 68 St. Louis Blues to make the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season. However, the 1967 -- 68 expansion was structured so that an expansion team was guaranteed to make the final. By contrast, the Golden Knights entered the season as long shots to make the postseason, let alone the Final, with sources like Deadspin and Newsweek predicting that Vegas would be among the worst teams in the league. The team ended up enjoying one of the strongest debut seasons for an expansion team in North American professional sports history. Las Vegas was awarded as the NHL 's 31st franchise on June 22, 2016, to begin to play for the 2017 -- 18 season. On April 13, 2017, the team announced the hiring of their inaugural head coach, Gerard Gallant. The team then participated in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft on June 21, selecting an available player from all of the other 30 NHL teams. Some notable selections included goalie Marc - Andre Fleury, who had won three Stanley Cups as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins, winger James Neal from the Nashville Predators, and Jonathan Marchessault from the Florida Panthers. Fleury was left exposed by the Penguins because of the emergence of Matt Murray. The Panthers, who had salary cap issues, traded Reilly Smith to the Golden Knights in exchange for Vegas selecting Marchessault. The team started winning, despite Fleury being injured for most of the first months of the season. The team relied on four other goaltenders while their starter was injured. Instead of being sellers trying to unload players with one - year contracts by the trade deadline, Vegas became surprise buyers, acquiring Ryan Reaves from the Penguins and Tomas Tatar from the Detroit Red Wings. On March 26, 2018, Vegas became the first team to make the playoffs in their inaugural season in the league since the Edmonton Oilers and Hartford Whalers in the 1979 -- 80 season. Following that achievement, on March 31, Vegas became the first modern - era expansion team from any of the four major sports and the first NHL team since the 1926 -- 27 New York Rangers to win their division in their inaugural season ( excluding the 1967 -- 68 Philadelphia Flyers, as all teams in the West Division that year were expansion teams ). The Golden Knights ended up finishing the regular season with 109 points ( 51 -- 24 -- 7 ). In the playoffs, Vegas swept the Los Angeles Kings in four games, defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games, and eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Finals in five games. With Vegas ' trip to the 2018 Finals, a brand - new team in the league has now reached the Stanley Cup Finals every 50 years dating back to 1918. The Toronto Arenas reached the 1918 Stanley Cup Finals and won the Cup, but this was the first year of the new NHL ( after every team except the Toronto Blueshirts left the National Hockey Association ). The St. Louis Blues reached the 1968 Stanley Cup Finals and got swept by the Montreal Canadiens, but this was a year in which six brand - new expansion teams all entered the league at the same time and were all placed in the same division and the winner of that West Division would face the winner of the East Division. As such, 2018 was the first of these three occurrences where a team in their inaugural season was n't guaranteed a chance to reach the finals beforehand. Game summaries Number in parenthesis represents the player 's total goals or assists to that point of the entire four rounds of the playoffs Game one May 28 Washington Capitals 4 -- 6 Vegas Golden Knights T - Mobile Arena Recap Both teams scored twice in the opening period. The first goal came from Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Colin Miller whose slap shot went past Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby. Washington struck back later in the period as both Brett Connolly and Nicklas Backstrom scored 42 seconds apart. William Karlsson then snuck the puck in between Holtby and the left post to tie the game. Early in the second period, a rebound off the glass came to Deryk Engelland who passed to an open Reilly Smith firing one past Holtby. Capitals defenseman John Carlson tied up the score after some nice passing from the defender and T.J. Oshie left himself wide open for the goal. In the third period, Tom Wilson redirected Alexander Ovechkin 's shot past Vegas goaltender Marc - Andre Fleury to take the lead in the game. However, Vegas responded 1 : 41 later as Ryan Reaves went top - shelf to tie the game yet again. This goal proved to be controversial, as Ryan Reaves illegally cross-checked John Carlson to get into position to score. Tomas Nosek was able to score for Vegas later in the period, taking the pass from Shea Theodore. Vegas kept the lead in the penultimate minutes, grabbing an empty - net goal in the final minute to finish the game 6 -- 4. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st VGK Colin Miller ( 3 ) -- pp Erik Haula ( 5 ) 07 : 15 1 -- 0 VGK WSH Brett Connolly ( 5 ) Michal Kempny ( 2 ), Andre Burakovsky ( 1 ) 14 : 41 1 -- 1 WSH Nicklas Backstrom ( 5 ) T.J. Oshie ( 9 ), Jakub Vrana ( 5 ) 15 : 23 2 -- 1 WSH VGK William Karlsson ( 7 ) Reilly Smith ( 15 ), Deryk Engelland ( 1 ) 18 : 19 2 -- 2 2nd VGK Reilly Smith ( 3 ) Deryk Engelland ( 2 ), Jonathan Marchessault ( 11 ) 03 : 21 3 -- 2 VGK WSH John Carlson ( 4 ) T.J. Oshie ( 10 ), Nicklas Backstrom ( 13 ) 08 : 29 3 -- 3 3rd WSH Tom Wilson ( 4 ) Alexander Ovechkin ( 11 ), Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 14 ) 01 : 10 4 -- 3 WSH VGK Ryan Reaves ( 2 ) Unassisted 02 : 41 4 -- 4 VGK Tomas Nosek ( 2 ) Shea Theodore ( 6 ) 09 : 44 5 -- 4 VGK VGK Tomas Nosek ( 3 ) -- en David Perron ( 8 ) 19 : 57 6 -- 4 VGK Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st WSH Andre Burakovsky Boarding 05 : 53 2 : 00 2nd VGK Bench ( served by David Perron ) Too many men on the ice 13 : 55 2 : 00 3rd WSH Tom Wilson Interference 05 : 53 2 : 00 VGK David Perron Cross-checking 05 : 53 2 : 00 Shots by period Team Total WSH 10 8 10 28 VGK 11 14 9 34 Game two May 30 Washington Capitals 3 -- 2 Vegas Golden Knights T - Mobile Arena Recap During the first period of game two, James Neal took a pass from Luca Sbisa, firing a wrist shot past Braden Holtby. The Capitals tied the game during a four - on - four when Lars Eller shot into an empty net from Michal Kempny 's pass. During the second period, Golden Knights rookie Alex Tuch was penalized for cross-checking, and on the ensuing power - play, Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin fired a shot from a tight angle to give Washington the lead. Brooks Orpik extended the Capitals ' lead to two goals when his shot deflected off Alex Tuch past Marc - Andre Fleury. Vegas cut the deficit by one goal when T.J. Oshie interfered with Colin Miller and Shea Theodore scored on the power - play. In the third period Holtby backstopped Washington to the victory, stopping the final fifteen shots from Vegas to win 3 -- 2. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st VGK James Neal ( 5 ) Luca Sbisa ( 3 ), Colin Miller ( 2 ) 07 : 58 1 -- 0 VGK WSH Lars Eller ( 6 ) Michal Kempny ( 3 ), Andre Burakovsky ( 2 ) 17 : 27 1 -- 1 2nd WSH Alexander Ovechkin ( 13 ) -- pp Lars Eller ( 10 ), Nicklas Backstrom ( 14 ) 05 : 38 2 -- 1 WSH WSH Brooks Orpik ( 1 ) Lars Eller ( 11 ), Andre Burakovsky ( 3 ) 09 : 41 3 -- 1 WSH VGK Shea Theodore ( 3 ) -- pp Reilly Smith ( 16 ), William Karlsson ( 8 ) 17 : 47 3 -- 2 WSH 3rd None Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st WSH T.J. Oshie Roughing 16 : 43 2 : 00 VGK Deryk Engelland Roughing 16 : 43 2 : 00 2nd WSH Brooks Orpik Illegal check to head 02 : 04 2 : 00 VGK Alex Tuch Cross-checking 05 : 13 2 : 00 WSH Nicklas Backstrom Holding 06 : 56 2 : 00 VGK Erik Haula Holding 06 : 56 2 : 00 VGK Ryan Reaves Roughing 10 : 10 2 : 00 WSH Dmitry Orlov Hooking 11 : 42 2 : 00 WSH T.J. Oshie Interference 17 : 27 2 : 00 3rd WSH Tom Wilson Interference 03 : 13 2 : 00 WSH Lars Eller Hooking 04 : 05 2 : 00 Shots by period Team Total WSH 11 9 6 26 VGK 10 14 15 39 Game three June 2 Vegas Golden Knights 1 -- 3 Washington Capitals Capital One Arena Recap After a tense first period in which neither team scored, Alexander Ovechkin scored early in the second period to give Washington the lead. Evgeny Kuznetsov, who was believed to have suffered an arm injury the game prior, scored 11 : 40 after Ovechkin, extending Washington 's lead to two. Tomas Nosek scored off of a Braden Holtby giveaway to cut the deficit in half early in the third period. However, 10 minutes later Shea Theodore mishandled the puck in his own zone and Jay Beagle capitalized on the error, making a pass to an open Devante Smith - Pelly who restored the two - goal lead for Washington. The Capitals played defensively for the final minutes of the game to win 3 -- 1, and took the series lead. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st None 2nd WSH Alexander Ovechkin ( 14 ) John Carlson ( 14 ), Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 15 ) 01 : 10 1 -- 0 WSH WSH Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 12 ) Jay Beagle ( 5 ), T.J. Oshie ( 11 ) 12 : 50 2 -- 0 WSH 3rd VGK Tomas Nosek ( 4 ) Pierre - Edouard Bellemare ( 3 ) 03 : 29 2 -- 1 WSH WSH Devante Smith - Pelly ( 5 ) Jay Beagle ( 6 ) 13 : 53 3 -- 1 WSH Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st WSH Devante Smith - Pelly Interference 05 : 04 2 : 00 VGK Reilly Smith Holding 11 : 21 2 : 00 2nd VGK Erik Haula Hooking 09 : 55 2 : 00 WSH Devante Smith - Pelly Tripping 18 : 34 2 : 00 VGK Marc - Andre Fleury Tripping 19 : 38 2 : 00 3rd VGK Deryk Engelland Tripping 07 : 35 2 : 00 Shots by period Team Total VGK 5 8 9 22 WSH 7 14 5 26 Game four June 4 Vegas Golden Knights 2 -- 6 Washington Capitals Capital One Arena Recap During the first period, a penalty called on Colin Miller for tripping allowed T.J. Oshie to give Washington the first lead. The Capitals extended the lead after Evgeny Kuznetsov fed a pass to Tom Wilson who fired a wrist shot past Marc - Andre Fleury. Devante Smith - Pelly then gave Washington a 3 -- 0 lead after a pass by Matt Niskanen deflected off Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault to the stick of Smith - Pelly, who scored top - shelf on Fleury. Even with the Golden Knights more than doubling the shots of Washington, John Carlson gave the Capitals a 4 -- 0 lead, firing a slap shot on the power - play. In the third period, Vegas ended the shutout as James Neal scored just as Evgeny Kuznetsov 's tripping penalty had expired. Reilly Smith cut the deficit to two goals, scoring on the backhand past Braden Holtby. Washington restored a three - goal lead during a four - on - four ; as Nicklas Backstrom fed an open Michal Kempny, firing the shot past Fleury. Brett Connolly added an insurance goal with less than two minutes remaining, giving the Capitals a commanding 6 -- 2 lead. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st WSH T.J. Oshie ( 8 ) -- pp Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 16 ), Nicklas Backstrom ( 15 ) 09 : 54 1 -- 0 WSH WSH Tom Wilson ( 5 ) Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 17 ) 16 : 26 2 -- 0 WSH WSH Devante Smith - Pelly ( 6 ) Matt Niskanen ( 8 ), Alexander Ovechkin ( 12 ) 19 : 39 3 -- 0 WSH 2nd WSH John Carlson ( 5 ) -- pp Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 18 ), T.J. Oshie ( 12 ) 15 : 23 4 -- 0 WSH 3rd VGK James Neal ( 6 ) Erik Haula ( 6 ), Colin Miller ( 3 ) 05 : 43 4 -- 1 WSH VGK Reilly Smith ( 4 ) Jonathan Marchessault ( 12 ), Luca Sbisa ( 4 ) 12 : 26 4 -- 2 WSH WSH Michal Kempny ( 2 ) Nicklas Backstrom ( 16 ), T.J. Oshie ( 13 ) 13 : 39 5 -- 2 WSH WSH Brett Connolly ( 6 ) -- pp Nicklas Backstrom ( 17 ), Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 19 ) 18 : 51 6 -- 2 WSH Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st WSH John Carlson Tripping 03 : 58 2 : 00 VGK Colin Miller Tripping 09 : 22 2 : 00 2nd WSH John Carlson Tripping 05 : 21 2 : 00 WSH Tom Wilson Cross-checking 09 : 18 2 : 00 VGK James Neal Slashing 14 : 45 2 : 00 3rd VGK Erik Haula Slashing 01 : 33 2 : 00 WSH Evgeny Kuznetsov Tripping 03 : 42 2 : 00 WSH Tom Wilson Roughing 13 : 03 2 : 00 VGK Ryan Reaves Roughing 13 : 03 2 : 00 VGK Nate Schmidt Tripping 16 : 57 2 : 00 VGK Brayden McNabb Cross-checking 17 : 44 2 : 00 VGK Deryk Engelland Misconduct 17 : 44 10 : 00 WSH T.J. Oshie Misconduct 17 : 44 10 : 00 VGK Ryan Reaves Misconduct 19 : 17 10 : 00 Shots by period Team Total VGK 11 11 9 30 WSH 10 5 7 23 Game five June 7 Washington Capitals 4 -- 3 Vegas Golden Knights T - Mobile Arena Recap Although no goals were scored in the first period, the Capitals had the shot advantage nine to seven. During the second period, Tom Wilson passed to a speedy Jakub Vrana going past the Golden Knight 's defender and beating Marc - Andre Fleury to take the lead. The Golden Knights tied the game soon after as former - Capitals defenseman Nate Schmidt shot through a flurry of players and the puck deflected off of Matt Niskanen past Braden Holtby. Alexander Ovechkin gave the Capitals the lead again on the power play, firing a shot onto Fleury, bouncing off his back and into the net. With the goal, it broke a tie with John Druce for most goals in a postseason by a Capitals player with fifteen. David Perron tied the game for Vegas, scoring his first goal of the postseason via deflection. Coach Barry Trotz of the Capitals challenged the play on goaltender interference as Perron appeared to hit the skate of Holtby as he was battling for position ; the challenge was unsuccessful. An open Reilly Smith gave the Golden Knights the lead in the final minute of the second period, taking the pass from Alex Tuch. During the third period, Devante Smith - Pelly tied the game halfway through the period and less than three minutes later, a shot came from the slot and went between Fleury 's pads, but, unbeknownst to Fleury and his defensemen, the puck sneaked through and was laying in view just behind him and Lars Eller forehanded it into the net to give the Capitals the lead with 7 : 37 left. With two minutes left, Vegas pulled Fleury for an extra attacker. At 18 : 11 of the third period, the game clock froze, however, the next stoppage in play occurred at 28.9 seconds remaining, allowing the clock to be readjusted. Nevertheless, the attempts of the Golden Knights were thwarted as the Capitals held on to win the game and their first Stanley Cup. Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist ( s ) Time Score 1st None 2nd WSH Jakub Vrana ( 3 ) Tom Wilson ( 10 ), Evgeny Kuznetsov ( 20 ) 06 : 24 1 -- 0 WSH VGK Nate Schmidt ( 3 ) Reilly Smith ( 17 ), Jonathan Marchessault ( 13 ) 09 : 40 1 -- 1 WSH Alexander Ovechkin ( 15 ) -- pp Nicklas Backstrom ( 18 ), John Carlson 10 : 14 2 -- 1 WSH VGK David Perron ( 1 ) Tomas Tatar ( 1 ), Colin Miller ( 4 ) 12 : 56 2 -- 2 VGK Reilly Smith ( 5 ) -- pp Alex Tuch ( 4 ), Shea Theodore ( 7 ) 19 : 31 3 -- 2 VGK 3rd WSH Devante Smith - Pelly ( 7 ) Brooks Orpik ( 4 ) 09 : 52 3 -- 3 WSH Lars Eller ( 7 ) Brett Connolly ( 3 ), Andre Burakovsky ( 4 ) 12 : 23 4 -- 3 WSH Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st VGK Colin Miller Interference 11 : 44 2 : 00 2nd VGK Shea Theodore Tripping 00 : 21 2 : 00 WSH Christian Djoos High sticking 03 : 19 2 : 00 VGK Brayden McNabb Tripping 09 : 51 2 : 00 WSH Alexander Ovechkin Tripping 17 : 46 2 : 00 WSH Brooks Orpik Roughing 19 : 31 2 : 00 VGK Reilly Smith Roughing 19 : 31 2 : 00 VGK Alex Tuch Roughing 19 : 31 2 : 00 WSH Jay Beagle Roughing 19 : 31 2 : 00 3rd VGK Tomas Tatar Hooking 05 : 37 2 : 00 Shots by period Team Total WSH 9 11 13 33 VGK 7 13 11 31 Team rosters Vegas Golden Knights # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance Brayden McNabb 27 2017 Davidson, Saskatchewan first 5 Deryk Engelland -- A 36 2017 Edmonton, Alberta first 6 Colin Miller 25 2017 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario first 15 Jon Merrill 26 2017 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma first 18 James Neal -- A RW 30 2017 Whitby, Ontario second ( 2017 ) 19 Reilly Smith -- A RW 27 2017 Toronto, Ontario first 21 Cody Eakin 27 2017 Winnipeg, Manitoba first 24 Oscar Lindberg 26 2017 Skellefteå, Sweden first 27 Shea Theodore 22 2017 Langley, British Columbia first 28 William Carrier LW 23 2017 LaSalle, Quebec first 29 Marc - Andre Fleury 33 2017 Sorel - Tracy, Quebec fifth ( 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017 ) 30 Malcolm Subban 24 2017 Toronto, Ontario first 33 Maxime Lagace 25 2017 Saint - Agustin, Quebec first 40 Ryan Carpenter 27 2017 Oviedo, Florida first 41 Pierre - Edouard Bellemare -- A LW 33 2017 Le Blanc - Mesnil, France first 47 Luca Sbisa -- A 28 2017 Ozieri, Italy first 56 Erik Haula LW 27 2017 Pori, Finland first 57 David Perron -- A LW 29 2017 Sherbrooke, Quebec first 71 William Karlsson 25 2017 Märsta, Sweden first 75 Ryan Reaves RW 31 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba first 81 Jonathan Marchessault 27 2017 Cap - Rouge, Quebec second ( 2015 ) 88 Nate Schmidt 26 2017 St. Cloud, Minnesota first 89 Alex Tuch RW 22 2017 Syracuse, New York first 90 Tomas Tatar LW 27 2018 Ilava, Czechoslovakia first 92 Tomas Nosek LW 25 2017 Pardubice, Czechoslovakia first Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin won the Conn Smythe Trophy # Nat Player Position Hand Age Acquired Place of birth Finals appearance Matt Niskanen 31 2014 Virginia, Minnesota first 6 Michal Kempny 27 2018 Hodonin, Czechoslovakia first 8 Alexander Ovechkin -- C LW 32 Moscow, Soviet Union first 9 Dmitry Orlov 26 2009 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union first 10 Brett Connolly RW 26 2016 Campbell River, British Columbia first 13 Jakub Vrana LW 22 2014 Prague, Czech Republic first 18 Chandler Stephenson 24 2012 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan first 19 Nicklas Backstrom -- A 30 2006 Valbo, Sweden first 20 Lars Eller 29 2016 Rødovre, Denmark first 22 Madison Bowey 23 2013 Winnipeg, Manitoba first 25 Devante Smith - Pelly LW 25 2017 Scarborough, Ontario first 28 Jakub Jerabek 27 2018 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia first 29 Christian Djoos 23 2012 Gothenburg, Sweden first 31 Philipp Grubauer 26 Rosenheim, Germany first 39 Alex Chiasson RW 27 2017 Montreal, Quebec first 43 Tom Wilson RW 24 2012 Toronto, Ontario first 44 Brooks Orpik -- A 37 2014 San Francisco, California third ( 2008, 2009 ) 63 Shane Gersich LW 21 2014 Chaska, Minnesota first 65 Andre Burakovsky LW 23 2013 Klagenfurt, Austria first 70 Braden Holtby 28 2008 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan first 72 Travis Boyd 24 2011 Hopkins, Minnesota first 74 John Carlson 28 2008 Natick, Massachusetts first 77 T.J. Oshie RW 31 2015 Everett, Washington first 79 Nathan Walker LW 24 2017 Cardiff, Wales first 83 Jay Beagle 32 2008 Calgary, Alberta first 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov 26 Chelyabinsk, Russia first Stanley Cup presentation and engraving Stanley Cup at the Capitals ' victory celebration The Stanley Cup was presented to Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The following Capitals players and staff qualified to have their names engraved on the Stanley Cup : Players Centres 18 Chandler Stephenson 19 Nicklas Backstrom ( A ) 20 Lars Eller 83 Jay Beagle 92 Evgeny Kuznetsov Wingers 8 Alexander Ovechkin ( C ) 10 Brett Connolly 13 Jakub Vrana 25 Devante Smith - Pelly 39 Alex Chiasson 43 Tom Wilson 65 Andre Burakovsky 77 T.J. Oshie Defencemen 2 Matt Niskanen 6 Michal Kempny 9 Dmitry Orlov 22 Madison Bowey 29 Christian Djoos 44 Brooks Orpik ( A ) 74 John Carlson Goaltenders 31 Philipp Grubauer 70 Braden Holtby Coaching and administrative staff : Ted Leonsis ( Governor / Chairman / Majority Owner / Chief Executive Officer ), Dick Patrick ( Vice Chairman - Minority Owner / Chief Operating Officer / President / Alt. Governor ), Raul Fernandez ( Vice Chairman - Minority Owner ), Sheila Johnson ( Vice Chairman - Minority Owner ), Brian MacLellan ( Senior Vice President / General Manager / Alt. Governor ), Ross Mahoney ( Asst. General Manager ), Don Fishman ( Asst. General Manager / Dir. of Legal Affairs ), Barry Trotz ( Head Coach ), Todd Reirden ( Associate Coach ), Blaine Forsyth ( Asst. Coach ), Lane Lambert ( Asst. Coach ), Brett Leonhardt ( Video Coach ), Scott Murray ( Goaltending Coach ), Mitch Korn ( Director of Goaltending ), Olie Kolzig ( Professional Development Coach ), Kris Wagner ( Director of Hockey Operations ), Tim Barnes ( Director of Hockey Analytics ), Rob Tillotson ( Director of Team Operations ), Chris Patrick ( Director of Player Personnel ), Steve Richmond ( Director of Player Development ), Steve Bowman ( Head Amateur Scout ), Jason Fitzsimmons ( Pro Scout / Minor League Operations ), Dr John Klimkiewicz ( Head Team Physician ), Mark Nemish ( Strength and Conditioning Coach ), James Serbus ( Athletic Trainer ), Michael Booi ( Asst. Athletic Trainer ), Brock Myles ( Equipment Manager ), Craig `` Woody '' Leydig ( Asst. Equipment Manager ), David Marin ( Asst. Equipment Manager ) Other eligible players 39 Alex Chiasson -- played 61 regular season games and 16 playoff games, but no Stanley Cup Final games, qualifies to have his name on the Cup for meeting the 41 regular season game requirement. 22 Madison Bowey -- played 51 regular season games and no playoff games, qualifies to have his name on the Cup for meeting the 41 regular season game requirement. 28 Jakub Jerabek -- played 25 games for Montreal, plus 11 regular season games for Washington and two playoff games ( in the first round ), does not automatically qualify to be included. 72 Travis Boyd -- played 8 regular season games and one playoff game ( in the second round ), does not automatically qualify. 79 Nathan Walker -- played 2 games for Edmonton. plus 7 regular season games for Washington & one playoff game ( in the second round ), does not automatically qualify. 63 Shane Gersich -- played 3 regular season games and two playoff games ( in the second round ), does not automatically qualify. Engraving notes The cup is now full so when the Washington Capitals names are added to the cup, a new ring must be added. The top ring with the winners from 1954 to 1965 ( 12 teams ) will be taken off and put on permanent display at the Hockey Hall of Fame. Some famous names that will no longer be on the Cup include Dickie Moore, Maurice Richard, Jacques Plante, Bert Olmstead, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio, Gordie Howe, Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull, and Glenn Hall. There will be several retired rings at the Hockey Hall of Fame that feature winning team members from 1924 to 1965. Tv and radio In Canada, the series was broadcast by Sportsnet and CBC Television in English, and TVA Sports in French. In the U.S., the Finals were split between NBC ( Games 1, 4 and 5 ) and NBCSN ( Games 2 and 3 ). In the U.S., with an average of 4.918 million viewers across all games, they were the highest - rated Stanley Cup Finals without an `` Original Six '' team since 1994. 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