But before he touched the Stanley Cup, he had to face his guys. And that’s how Alex Ovechkin finally won the Stanley Cup. Alex Ovechkin finally shed the burden of being among the best players never to win a champhionship by securing a Stanley Cup title in his 13th season Thursday night. Ovechkin has his Stanley Cup. When each and every Capital had his chance to lift the Cup, there was Ovechkin, one more time.

Source: Washington Post June 08, 2018 03:37 UTC