Caps look to put a 3-1 strangle hold on the Cup final series
6-4 Vegas at Washington Game 4 (Washington leads series 2-1)
TV: 8pm NBC
Last game: Washington defeated Vegas 3-1
Vegas top players
- Tomas Nosek-goal
- Marc Andre Fleury-23 saves
Washington top players
- Evgeny Kuznetsov-goal, assist
- Jay Beagle-2 assists
- Alex Ovechkin-goal
- Devante Smith-Pelly-goal
- Braden Holtby-21 saves
Teams in the Stanley Cup Final that have gone up 3-1 have converted on a Championship in 31 consecutive opportunities. With the Capitals holding a 2-1 series lead, it’s hard to say that this game four is must win. If you look at the stats and look at the fact that a loss sends the Capitals back to Vegas tied a 2-2 in the series, this would be a tough game for the Caps to lose with all the momentum they have in their favor. Alex Ovechkin is tied for the franchise record for most goals scored in a single playoff run with his 14th with John Druce. The next one could be historic for Ovechkin. 21 of 27 teams that took a 2-1 lead in the Final by winning Game 3 have won the Cup, though there were three instances (Tampa Bay in 2004, Chicago in 2013 and in 2015) that were exceptions.
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Vrana-Backstrom-Oshie
Burakovsky-Eller-Connolly
Stephenson-Beagle-DSP
Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Orpik-Djoos
Holtby vs. Fleury
