National Hockey League (NHL) 2017 - 18 Stanley Cup Playoffs

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2017 - 18 National Hockey League (NHL) Champions - Washington Capitals

NHL 2017 - 18 Stanley Cup Playoff Results

Tampa Bay Lightning defeated New Jersey Devils in the First Round, 4 games to 1
Boston Bruins defeated Toronto Maple Leafs in the First Round, 4 games to 3
Washington Capitals defeated Columbus Blue Jackets in the First Round, 4 games to 2
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Philadelphia Flyers in the First Round, 4 games to 2
Nashville Predators defeated Colorado Avalanche in the First Round, 4 games to 2
Winnipeg Jets defeated Minnesota Wild in the First Round, 4 games to 1
Vegas Golden Knights defeated Los Angeles Kings in the First Round, 4 games to 0
San Jose Sharks defeated Anaheim Ducks in the First Round, 4 games to 0
Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Boston Bruins in the Second Round, 4 games to 1
Washington Capitals defeated Pittsburgh Penguins in the Second Round, 4 games to 2
Winnipeg Jets defeated Nashville Predators in the Second Round, 4 games to 3
Vegas Golden Knights defeated San Jose Sharks in the Second Round, 4 games to 2
Washington Capitals defeated Tampa Bay Lightning in the Conference Final, 4 games to 3
Vegas Golden Knights defeated Winnipeg Jets in the Conference Final, 4 games to 1
Washington Capitals defeated Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final, 4 games to 1

NHL 2017 - 18 Stanley Cup Playoff Standings

Team	Games	Wins	Loses	Ties	GF	GA	PIM
Washington Capitals	24	16	8	0	86	61	209
Vegas Golden Knights	20	13	7	0	57	47	245
Tampa Bay Lightning	17	11	6	0	50	48	201
Winnipeg Jets	17	9	8	0	53	42	151
Nashville Predators	13	7	6	0	41	42	107
San Jose Sharks	10	6	4	0	30	26	129
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	6	6	0	42	34	114
Boston Bruins	12	5	7	0	41	37	107
Toronto Maple Leafs	7	3	4	0	20	28	67
Philadelphia Flyers	6	2	4	0	15	28	79
Colorado Avalanche	6	2	4	0	15	22	78
Columbus Blue Jackets	6	2	4	0	18	24	67
New Jersey Devils	5	1	4	0	12	18	98
Minnesota Wild	5	1	4	0	9	16	60
Los Angeles Kings	4	0	4	0	3	7	26
Anaheim Ducks	4	0	4	0	4	16	56

2017 - 18 Washington Capitals Stanley Cup Rooster

Alex Ovechkin (captain), Nicklas Backstrom, Jay Beagle, Madison Bowey, Andre Burakovsky, John Carlson, Alex Chiasson, Brett Connolly, Christian Djoos, Lars Eller, Philipp Grubauer, Braden Holtby, Michal Kempny, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen, Dmitry Orlov, Brooks Orpik, T.J. Oshie, Devante Smith-Pelly, Chandler Stephenson, Jakub Vrana, Tom Wilson, Ted Leonsis (Majority Owner and CEO), Dick Patrick (Vice Chairman, COO and President), Brian MacLellan (VP and GM), Donald Fishman (Assistant GM), J. Ross Mahoney (Assistant GM), Kristian Wagner (Dir. Hockey Operations), Christopher Patrick (Dir. Player Personnel), Steve Richmond (Dir. Player Development), Rob Tillotson (Dir. Team Services), Barry Trotz (Head Coach), Todd Reirden (Associate Coach), Blaine Forsythe (Assistant Coach), Lane Lambert (Assistant Coach), Brett Leonhardt (Video Coach), Timothy Ohashi (Video Analyst), Scott Murray (Goaltending Coach), Mitch Korn (Dir. of Goaltending), Mark Nemish (Strength and Conditioning Coach), Jason Serbus (Head Athletic Trainer), Michael Booi (Assistant Athletic Trainer), Brock Myles (Head Equipment Manager), Craig Leydig (Assistant Equipment Manager), David Marin (Equipment Assistant), Steve Bowman (Head Amateur Scout), Jason Fitzsimmons (Scout/Minor League Operations), Ed McColgan (Scout), Martin Pouliot (Scout), Brian Sutherby (Scout), Olie Kolzig (Professional Development Coach), Sergey Kocharov (VP, Communications)

Most Goals 2017 - 18 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Goals
Alex Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	15
Mark Scheifele	Winnipeg Jets	14
Evgeny Kuznetsov	Washington Capitals	12
Jake Guentzel	Pittsburgh Penguins	10
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	9
Jonathan Marchessault	Vegas Golden Knights	8
T.J. Oshie	Washington Capitals	8
Lars Eller	Washington Capitals	7
Filip Forsberg	Nashville Predators	7
William Karlsson	Vegas Golden Knights	7

Most Assists 2017 - 18 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Assists
Evgeny Kuznetsov	Washington Capitals	20
Nicklas Backstrom	Washington Capitals	18
Blake Wheeler	Winnipeg Jets	18
Reilly Smith	Vegas Golden Knights	17
John Carlson	Washington Capitals	15
David Pastrnak	Boston Bruins	14
Brad Marchand	Boston Bruins	13
Jonathan Marchessault	Vegas Golden Knights	13
T.J. Oshie	Washington Capitals	13
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	12

Most Points 2017 - 18 Playoffs - Individual

Player	Team	Goals	Assists	Points
Evgeny Kuznetsov	Washington Capitals	12	20	32
Alex Ovechkin	Washington Capitals	15	12	27
Nicklas Backstrom	Washington Capitals	5	18	23
Reilly Smith	Vegas Golden Knights	5	17	22
Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh Penguins	9	12	21
Jake Guentzel	Pittsburgh Penguins	10	11	21
Jonathan Marchessault	Vegas Golden Knights	8	13	21
T.J. Oshie	Washington Capitals	8	13	21
Blake Wheeler	Winnipeg Jets	3	18	21
John Carlson	Washington Capitals	5	15	20