Thursday night was a long time coming for Alex Ovechkin.
With over 600 goals and 1,100 points, the Russian-born winger has put together a long list of individual awards and milestones in his 13 seasons so far. But hockey’s ultimate prize was always the one that eluded him.
Not anymore.
Washington defeated the first-year Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3, in Game 5 to win its captain’s and the franchise’s first Stanley Cup.
The moment the @Capitals won the #StanleyCup! pic.twitter.com/0fD0z0rHUE
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) June 8, 2018
“It’s just unbelievable,” Ovechkin, who scored 15 playoff goals to win the Conn Smythe, told NBC’s Pierre McGuire postgame.