What a run! They were in so many bad situations throughout the playoffs down 2-0 against Columbus and down 2-3 against Tampa Bay and they still one. Congrats Caps!
Not to mention losing Wilson to a 3 game suspension. Backstrom missing 4 games with his hand swollen like a balloon. Oshie not practicing once all of the first round against CBJ cause he was banged up. Kuz getting hurt against Vegas (he basically missed the rest of the game, but came back the next one). This run was magical.
There was an article in the LA Times about how it would be hard for any team to replicate the heart of the Caps, and the writer was spot-on. This team was utterly resilient.
- That's what stands out about the Caps' Stanley Cup run, they ran into all sorts of adversity with injuries, players missing from the lineup, down 0-2 in the 1st round vs Columbus - & the prospect of being down 0-3 entering double overtime of Game 3 before Eller's goal won it, finally beating their hated nemesis from Pittsburgh in Round 2, losing 3 straight vs Tampa Bay but still coming back to win it in Games 6 & 7, & even the Cup Final vs Vegas, losing Game 1 and then Holtby coming up with THE save late in Game 2, preventing Vegas from tying the game late & forcing OT...and from then on it was...#ALLCAPS :) It was great watching the Caps throughout the playoffs, finally taking home their 1st Stanley Cup. Well deserved!!
Mohan Dodda Not to mention blowing a 2-0 3rd period lead in Game 1 against Pittsburgh (personally I’ll never think it’s a coincidence that the Nationals swept the Pirates in 4 during the series) iNeutroX That was it for me - when the league office didn’t even try to hide being in the tank for Criesby and they won anyway
Nice sportsmanship, Letang. Swinging your stick at Ovi after he buried your team late in the game. Glad to see you also got torched on the game 6 OT goal. Helluva defenseman you are.
Oh man, THANK YOU for making this video. The NHL page made one of every Caps goal in the playoffs, but it's only 1 minute and 30 seconds. WAY too fast to appreciate the goals. THIS is what it should have been.
THE most beautiful video. I will save it and keep it all my life, hearing Joe B's voice, joyful...and we finally CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!!! NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding job through the years Joe, you and Locker are the BEST!!!!!!!
Craig Zveare so very true. Me to. But i did get into caps overtime and caps extra with grant Paulsen and smokin Al koken, who is just as much part of the cup win as any of em.
Honestly I don't watch NHL at all, but always been Ovi fan, he is one off a kind. Wished him and the Caps since the days I played NHL 08 on pc. When I hear about them winning the trophy I rewatched all the highlights, what a run! Congrats
That Stanley Cup final was FAST! it was goal vegas,goal caps back and forth!! I'm a CAPS fan so it was amazing that my team won....vegas was VERY competitive!
I'll say it again as I have watching the entire series. Everyone contributed during games when they needed it. Line 3 and 4. That's never happened in previous runs. They all stepped up. Holtby matured and showed his true skills. Wilson's hit on the penguins player changed the whole pace of the series. Holtbys stick save on Tuck against Vegas changed that whole series. Ovechkins pass to Kuznetsov to win it against the penguins in OT. Kuznetsov was the best thing that could have happened to the capitals. Him and ovechkin have the best chemistry and I wouldn't trade him for the best player in the league... Bc than you take away Ovechkins fire and chemistry that he has with Kuzy.
As a Caps fan, Proud of those men, but the have to keep Backstrom, Ovie, Wilson, and the most important part Kuzzy as their core. You put hockey players around them and they will flourish. I think Kuzzy is our most important part with the new talent, the two new Alexes and the younger players.Kuzzy is key to our future success and he's the player I watch. Not Ovie's replacement but you gotta watch him play because he's just as deadly.
QuadThreat Gaming your right you would think that Pittsburgh and Tampa would be the toughest because on Tampa Steven stamkos Nikita kucherov victor headman and Pittsburgh has people like Sidney Crosby evgeni malkin and Phil kessel
Thanks for posting! Captures each goal perfectly... and, perfect proof against a die-hard Pens fan that keeps telling me that Caps only won the round because of bad, untimely goals... lol
I could watch this video of the Caps finally winning the Cup 1,000,000 times and still enjoy it!! So many years of bitter disappointment banished in 2018!!!
all those years of disappointment and frustration have finally been extinguished, thank you STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS for finally bringing the Cup to the DC DMV area
As a wings fan i wanna say karma, tampon bay fans made it to the finals the last two years but couldn’t finishing and win it all but they tried to go up against a team that was hungrier and far and away more deserving and that team did it, after they got past the pens my first thought was, no body is stopping this team, it’s their year
The Capitals had the scariest Power Play in the Playoffs with those 3 one time choices from The Great 8 , Carlson from the point and T.J Oshie in the slot . Just wow so Happy for Ovi and his Capitals .
It's always a pleasure to watch this video. Brings back such good memories. Fast forward through the next five seasons and you have one big shit show and a team that failed miserably in remaining competitive. Now we have two more seasons for Ovie to hit the record while the team falls deeper into the black hole.
Awesome video thanks for the trip down memory lane. Would've loved to see more replays of goals in all series like you did for the Vegas series. But awesome job!
I'm not a Capitals fan, but they had some great games against Columbus and I wanted them to beat Pittsburgh so bad. I'm so glad they won and can't wait to keep watching them next year
When you hear that cowbell after all of the Caps goals in the Game 4 victory against Columbus I want everyone to know that that is my wife annoying every Blue Jackets fan within 200 feet of us in the rafters. Great memories. What a run. Glad we were there for an important piece of it!
Caps first win of the playoffs: Eller scores on a rebound from a shot by Connolly Caps last win of the playoffs: Eller scores on a rebound from a shot by Connolly
Wow, never realized that Kuznetzov scored the first and last goal of the series vs. the Penguins. I wonder if such a thing has ever happened before in playoff history.
Going back and watching the pens series with the goals played in succession like this, it’s crazy how much the book was really out on Matt Murray. Shoot high glove at all costs, until he proves he can stop it, which he couldn’t.
Dude, the Knights had SO MANY bad plays in their own zone. I don't know if it was just the Caps being so creative with their passes or the moment getting to Vegas or what, but jesus did they look bad when they were in the Defensive zone.
As a fan of a division rival (the Islanders), I can safely say that the Caps (and then the Nats, which annoyed me too because I’m a Mets fan) deserved their win.
Backstroms pass through 3 golden knights to ovechkin is still the best play I’ve ever seen. That saucer pass was like a ufo destined for Uranus.
LMAOOOO
What a run! They were in so many bad situations throughout the playoffs down 2-0 against Columbus and down 2-3 against Tampa Bay and they still one. Congrats Caps!
Not to mention losing Wilson to a 3 game suspension. Backstrom missing 4 games with his hand swollen like a balloon. Oshie not practicing once all of the first round against CBJ cause he was banged up. Kuz getting hurt against Vegas (he basically missed the rest of the game, but came back the next one). This run was magical.
iNeutroX yeah no doubt
There was an article in the LA Times about how it would be hard for any team to replicate the heart of the Caps, and the writer was spot-on. This team was utterly resilient.
- That's what stands out about the Caps' Stanley Cup run, they ran into all sorts of adversity with injuries, players missing from the lineup, down 0-2 in the 1st round vs Columbus - & the prospect of being down 0-3 entering double overtime of Game 3 before Eller's goal won it, finally beating their hated nemesis from Pittsburgh in Round 2, losing 3 straight vs Tampa Bay but still coming back to win it in Games 6 & 7, & even the Cup Final vs Vegas, losing Game 1 and then Holtby coming up with THE save late in Game 2, preventing Vegas from tying the game late & forcing OT...and from then on it was...#ALLCAPS :) It was great watching the Caps throughout the playoffs, finally taking home their 1st Stanley Cup. Well deserved!!
Mohan Dodda Not to mention blowing a 2-0 3rd period lead in Game 1 against Pittsburgh (personally I’ll never think it’s a coincidence that the Nationals swept the Pirates in 4 during the series)
iNeutroX That was it for me - when the league office didn’t even try to hide being in the tank for Criesby and they won anyway
Love how everyone contributed, each line showed up but special shout out to DSP. He was the truth!!
Lars "The Great Dane" Eller was the unsung hero
Marklar Targaryen Also Smith-Pelly, my goodness.. the biggest goals from almost every game was from him
Devante Smith pelly was a monster in the playoffs
Nice sportsmanship, Letang. Swinging your stick at Ovi after he buried your team late in the game. Glad to see you also got torched on the game 6 OT goal. Helluva defenseman you are.
Bobby Mulligan • Letang is garbage.
Chris Letang + Mike Green = Hot Garbage. At least the Caps got smart and let Green go
Letang has more Stanley Cup Rings than Ovechkin oops
joe nobody and ovechkin has more goals assist points toi and playing time than letang oops
joe nobody and he has a C on his jersey oops
Oh man, THANK YOU for making this video. The NHL page made one of every Caps goal in the playoffs, but it's only 1 minute and 30 seconds. WAY too fast to appreciate the goals. THIS is what it should have been.
10:24 Along with actually winning the Cup, this was the best moment of the playoffs!
THE most beautiful video. I will save it and keep it all my life, hearing Joe B's voice, joyful...and we finally CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!!! NO WORDS CAN DESCRIBE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding job through the years Joe, you and Locker are the BEST!!!!!!!
More than true. Fenguins are no good at all Puck them!
I wish we could hear Joe B's voice throughout the entire playoffs.
Craig Zveare so very true. Me to. But i did get into caps overtime and caps extra with grant Paulsen and smokin Al koken, who is just as much part of the cup win as any of em.
Craig Zveare bitter sweet win for me. Ecstatic they won the cup, depressed because no more hockey till October. Now its nhl network till then.
Not even joking I actually met with and was mentored by Joe B and Craig, some of the nicest guys in hockey
14:58 Show this highlight anytime somebody claims Ovi is selfish and only scores goals.
Kuzy deserved the Conn Smythe but can't argue with giving it to ovi
So right
Honestly I don't watch NHL at all, but always been Ovi fan, he is one off a kind. Wished him and the Caps since the days I played NHL 08 on pc. When I hear about them winning the trophy I rewatched all the highlights, what a run! Congrats
18:01 what a beautiful play
And 9:29
you know its wonderful when JC74 screams at the top of his lungs
i just spent 25 minutes of my life reliving all the chills i got UNBELIEVABLE
GOOSEBUMPS EVERY TIME DOC SAYS SCORE! STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS BABY! ALL CAPS!
You mean the CRAPITALS!!!
STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
This may be the happiest I'll ever be. Thank you so much. You brought the sun out in my life again.
“We’re not going to be fucking suck this year” -Alex Ovechkin 2018 Stanley Cup Champion.
You deserve a little tiny Stanley Cup trophy for making this video. Thanks!
Washington’s cameras are next level compared to the others stadiums lol
That Stanley Cup final was FAST! it was goal vegas,goal caps back and forth!! I'm a CAPS fan so it was amazing that my team won....vegas was VERY competitive!
I'll say it again as I have watching the entire series. Everyone contributed during games when they needed it. Line 3 and 4. That's never happened in previous runs. They all stepped up. Holtby matured and showed his true skills. Wilson's hit on the penguins player changed the whole pace of the series. Holtbys stick save on Tuck against Vegas changed that whole series. Ovechkins pass to Kuznetsov to win it against the penguins in OT. Kuznetsov was the best thing that could have happened to the capitals. Him and ovechkin have the best chemistry and I wouldn't trade him for the best player in the league... Bc than you take away Ovechkins fire and chemistry that he has with Kuzy.
As a Caps fan, Proud of those men, but the have to keep Backstrom, Ovie, Wilson, and the most important part Kuzzy as their core. You put hockey players around them and they will flourish. I think Kuzzy is our most important part with the new talent, the two new Alexes and the younger players.Kuzzy is key to our future success and he's the player I watch. Not Ovie's replacement but you gotta watch him play because he's just as deadly.
Crazy how Columbus and Tampa were the toughest for us.
QuadThreat Gaming your right you would think that Pittsburgh and Tampa would be the toughest because on Tampa Steven stamkos Nikita kucherov victor headman and Pittsburgh has people like Sidney Crosby evgeni malkin and Phil kessel
Pittsburgh wasn't an easy win for you guys but you pulled it off finally
Is it tho? Two great teams
@@johnhoran4245 columbus didnt win round in history at that time and tampa came off a playoff miss the previous year, how times have changed
Tampa was the 2nd easiest team for us, the toughest were Columbus and Pittsburgh
I've watched this 5 or 6 times since you first posted it. Never gets old.
I’m at 150 6 years later
15:00, and people say ovie can’t or doesn’t pass. That is one insane backhand flip right on the tape for kuzy flying down the ice
I love watching the goals from the CBJ series they all look like different people before the beards got massive
Thanks for posting! Captures each goal perfectly... and, perfect proof against a die-hard Pens fan that keeps telling me that Caps only won the round because of bad, untimely goals... lol
I could watch this on a loop ALL DAY
I could watch this video of the Caps finally winning the Cup 1,000,000 times and still enjoy it!! So many years of bitter disappointment banished in 2018!!!
2:15 the goal that saved the Caps. If CBJ wins that game the Caps would have been done in the 1st round
Best playoffs for Hockey fans in years. And it was won with a TEAM effort. That's something to be proud of.
There have been few greater times of my life than those couple of months.
this vid will blow up soon
Watching this in 2022 to make myself feel better
Smith-Pelly. Amazing p/o. Amazing 4 line cup player.
DSP scored some of my favorite goals in caps history on this run. That last one I’d put before many iconic Ovi goals. Dude was so clutch!!
best video ever
Woulda loved to see Vegas win it all, but I'm glad Ovi finally got his Cup. One of the GOATs, so happy for him
all those years of disappointment and frustration have finally been extinguished, thank you STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS for finally bringing the Cup to the DC DMV area
Greatest team assembled in Washington capitals history
Awesome video. Thanks!
This never gets old!
Still watching this in January of 2025 and this current team looks to have a real shot at doing THIS all over again!!! Let's Go Caaaaaaapssss!!!! 🚨
Kuznetsov was on another level all playoffs wish he could recapture that
You mean Kuznutsov!!! I hate it when he does the eagle!!!
thank you for this
Still love that Oshie reverse check.
Kuzy and Ovi worked like fucking magic in the playoffs
You mean Kuznutsov!!! I hate it when he does the eagle!!!
inject Kuzy’s game 6 winner straight into my veins
Great playoff for Washington; Smith-Pelley had a bunch of clutch goals!
С.А. Л. Devante Clutch-Pelly!
As a wings fan i wanna say karma, tampon bay fans made it to the finals the last two years but couldn’t finishing and win it all but they tried to go up against a team that was hungrier and far and away more deserving and that team did it, after they got past the pens my first thought was, no body is stopping this team, it’s their year
Watching this to cheer me up after this and last year’s playoff runs.
18:04 is one of the best plays I’ve seen this team EVER do. Just crisp movement with the puck to bury it in the net fooled the Flower right there 😏
The Capitals had the scariest Power Play in the Playoffs with those 3 one time choices from The Great 8 , Carlson from the point and T.J Oshie in the slot . Just wow so Happy for Ovi and his Capitals .
It's always a pleasure to watch this video. Brings back such good memories. Fast forward through the next five seasons and you have one big shit show and a team that failed miserably in remaining competitive. Now we have two more seasons for Ovie to hit the record while the team falls deeper into the black hole.
I was at Game 5 in Vegas to see the Cup get lifted!!!
Someone give Kuzy another bag.. the way he would weave and snipe that year was nuts..
Great video
The capitals had an amazing journey! I enjoyed the vid lol
This really makes you see how clutch DSP was! I hope they re-sign him!
Kuznetsov is underrated. Like if you agree (12 goals in playoffs 2018)
You mean Kuznutsov!!! I hate it when he does the eagle!!!
DSP was clutch as fuck
Awesome video thanks for the trip down memory lane. Would've loved to see more replays of goals in all series like you did for the Vegas series. But awesome job!
I'm guessing the scouting report on Matt Murray was high glove and five hole
Thank you for this!!
I'm not a Capitals fan, but they had some great games against Columbus and I wanted them to beat Pittsburgh so bad. I'm so glad they won and can't wait to keep watching them next year
When you hear that cowbell after all of the Caps goals in the Game 4 victory against Columbus I want everyone to know that that is my wife annoying every Blue Jackets fan within 200 feet of us in the rafters. Great memories. What a run. Glad we were there for an important piece of it!
you are a hero
Caps first win of the playoffs: Eller scores on a rebound from a shot by Connolly
Caps last win of the playoffs: Eller scores on a rebound from a shot by Connolly
:o
My favorite cup run from the 10s
same
Not sure I've been sober since they won game 5 of the finals. Haha
ty!
Holy shit I miss Doc...
@21:15 look at the way Oshie does the stick lift after his hit on Miller… beautiful
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Wow, never realized that Kuznetzov scored the first and last goal of the series vs. the Penguins. I wonder if such a thing has ever happened before in playoff history.
This is awesome!
Columbus were so good... Hardest serie
Евгений Ф TBL was really tough too, tbh all of them were really good series
Too bad they blew a 2-0 series lead.
Going back and watching the pens series with the goals played in succession like this, it’s crazy how much the book was really out on Matt Murray. Shoot high glove at all costs, until he proves he can stop it, which he couldn’t.
Was letang on the ice for every single goal they scored in that series haha
14:44 was one that I had to watch more the twice.
Bro Columbus has some low quality ass cameras 😂😂
This is glorious
16:39 has got to be the most Caps play ever
Dude, the Knights had SO MANY bad plays in their own zone. I don't know if it was just the Caps being so creative with their passes or the moment getting to Vegas or what, but jesus did they look bad when they were in the Defensive zone.
13:54 that shot was so nasty
SOOOO HAPPY THIS HAPPENED!!! I also said before this season the Caps would win it all. Let's see how that works...
we are da champions (yey)
Imagine if game 6 of the Tampa series was the clinching one for the Caps.. 🥰 “chef’s kiss”
Washington can win the Stanley cup if they can get past the second round which is what they did
Is it just me or its one of finest cup runs ever
It was a battle royale. Down 2 at home in the first round...win in OT on the road in 2nd...go to 7 in the 3rd...epic.
DC BABY!!! born and raised.
Also... song? 23:05 ?
My type of 4 play!
SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!
Show this video to someone in September
Jackets no surprises there
Of course Penguins
I guess Stamkos stayed healthy
Vegas? Really? Wow
Matt Murray never recovered from how badly the Caps exposed high glove side on him.
Блин, как же там болеют!!!
DSP... so clutch.
Kuznetsov was amazing in the playoffs 4 his goals and assist and that goal in Pittsburgh in game 6
You mean Kuznutsov!!! I hate it when he does the eagle!!!
As a fan of a division rival (the Islanders), I can safely say that the Caps (and then the Nats, which annoyed me too because I’m a Mets fan) deserved their win.
2:52 it's so weird hearing Ken Daniels call games for anyone that isn't the wings
Smith Pelly Had goals in both the first game of the playoffs and the Last