Each day during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Canes Country recaps the night before, previews the games for that night (or would, if there were any), and gives you game times and broadcast information.
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It’s true: the Washington Capitals have finally gotten over the Eastern Conference hump and are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1998.
With their 4-0 whitewashing of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and company have proven their naysayers wrong and took the final two contests of the Eastern Conference Final from the Lightning, both by shutout, while needing to win a Game 7 on the road - something they had done only once before in their history, in any round.