Led by Lars Eller, Devante Smith-Pelly, and Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup
Ovechkin and the Capitals finally got to lift Lord Stanley's Cup.
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Capitals storm back after early 2-1 deficit to win 6-2, take 2-0 Eastern Conference Final lead
Things weren't going well for the Capitals early on Sunday, but Devante Smith-Pelly, Lars Eller, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin and Brett Connolly all responded with goals to give them a 6-2 win and a 2-0 series lead.
Devante Smith-Pelly calls racially-charged comments from Blackhawks’ fans “disgusting,” says it’s “sad” racism’s still an issue in 2018
"We’re at a time now, we can’t brush it under the rug. You’ve got to start calling people out and making sure people see other people’s true colors."
Four Blackhawks fans ejected for directing racist taunts at Capitals’ Devante Smith-Pelly
Four Chicago Blackhawks fans at the United Center reportedly chanted "Basketball, basketball, basketball" at Devante Smith-Pelly while he was in the penalty box.
