A four-day gap in between games on the NHL playoff schedule feels like an eternity, especially with the start of the Stanley Cup final coming at the end of the break.
The good thing about the long layoff is both Washington and Vegas are rested for Monday's Game 1, which means we should see a fast-paced first 60 minutes of the series at T-Mobile Arena.
Vegas cruised through the Western Conference bracket, as it lost just three games in three rounds, while the Capitals overcame a mountain of adversity in each of their Eastern Conference series to advance to the championship showdown.