Capitals Beat Knights To Capture First Stanley Cup Title

Capitals beat Knights to capture first Stanley Cup title

Las Vegas, June 8 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Jun, 2018 ) :The Washington Capitals beat the expansion Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday to claim the first Stanley Cup title in their 44-year franchise history.

The Capitals, who equalled a record for road victories in the playoffs, won game five in Las Vegas' T-Mobile arena to win the best-of-seven NHL championship series four games to one.

Washington, who entered the league as an expansion team in 1974, ended the miraculous postseason run of the Knights, who are just the third NHL team in league history to reach the finals in their inaugural season.