This is going to be some Stanley Cup Final! So many story lines! The expansion Vegas Golden Knights looking for the cup in their inaugural season and the Capitals looking for their first cup in team history! You also have Golden Knights GM George McPhee against his former team that he used to run in DC. Alex Ovechkin is also four wins away from his first Stanley Cup as well. Who do I like?
(P1) Vegas Golden Knights vs (M1) Washington Capitals: As I mentioned above, there are a ton of fun storylines in this series. The Golden Knights are solid offensively led by William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, David Perron, and Reilly Smith. The Caps offense is great too led by Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, TJ Oshie, and Evgeny Kuznestov. The Golden Knights defense is really good led by Nate Schmidt, Shea Theodore, Colin Miller, and Brayden McNabb. The Caps are solid defensively too with John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov, Matt Niskanen, and Brooks Orpik. Marc-Andre Fleury has been phenomenal in these playoffs as well as Braden Holtby and if the Caps were to win this series, the decision to go back to Holtby after starting Philipp Grubauer the first two games may go down as the best in franchise history. That said, I think the Golden Knights with a little bit more rest and playing less games than the Caps, will take home the Cup in their inaugural season to make some real history in what should be an epic series.
Prediction: Golden Knights in seven games.
Conn Smythe Trophy Prediction: Marc-Andre Fleury
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