Capitals trail 3-2 after two periods

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Thursday, June 7, 2018

On the strength of Vegas forward Reilly Smith’s power play goal, the Golden Knights took a 3-2 lead into the second intermission of Thursday’s Game 5.

The Capitals scored first, but Vegas answered quickly each time. An Alex Ovechkin penalty helped put the Golden Knights ahead.

Watch the goals below:

Chrissy Teigen woulda had that. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/gbPmvkJpVd
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 8, 2018

Nate Schmidt scored a goal against the Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final which is something I definitely didn’t think I would be typing last year at this time pic.twitter.com/su0iLHmb9W
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) June 8, 2018

Amazing pass, amazing finish. Washington back up by 1. #ALLCAPS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/nmzR372zrB
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 8, 2018

Vegas ties the game at 2, but was it goalie interference? The goal stood. You make the call.

Stream #CapsKnights: https://t.co/eVSyFueu2t pic.twitter.com/TAy63k2T3B
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) June 8, 2018