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Washington Capitals Hoist First Stanley Cup After Dramatic Win Over Vegas

Alex Ovechkin celebrates on the ice after the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights to win the Stanley Cup. Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy as the best player in this year's playoffs. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption

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Washington Capitals Hoist First Stanley Cup After Dramatic Win Over Vegas

June 7, 2018 • The championship is the first by a D.C. team in one of the big four U.S. sports leagues in a quarter century and prevents a fairy-tale ending to the Las Vegas hockey team's first season.

Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall'

The Golden Knights' mascot takes up his sword before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday. Vegas would go on to win that game against the Washington Capitals — but not before the mascot fought a sweat-drenched duel with a sad-sack stand-in for the Caps. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption

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Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall'

May 30, 2018 • Sword fights. Neon-visored drum majors. A giant, firework-spitting helmet. The Vegas hockey team's spectacle is an anomaly in the stoic NHL — and that's just the way the team likes it.

Behind That Bonkers Golden Knights Pregame Show: 'We Threw Everything On The Wall'

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For Vegas Oddsmakers, Home Team's Fairy Tale Season Becomes A Frightfest

Marc-Andre Fleury, winner of multiple Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins, had been cast off to Vegas when a younger player took his spot as starting goalie. Now in goal for the Golden Knights, he's four wins away from adding his name yet again to the Cup. Jason Halstead/Getty Images hide caption

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For Vegas Oddsmakers, Home Team's Fairy Tale Season Becomes A Frightfest

May 21, 2018 • The odds of the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup hovered as high as 500-to-1 last fall. Now, the team has made the final in its first season — and some bettors stand to win big.