TAMPA, Fla.
Alex Ovechkin lifted the Prince of Wales Trophy, spun around and set it back down on a table.
The rest of the Capitals joined him for a team photo after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-0, on Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final, a victory that sent Washington to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years.
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final is Monday in Las Vegas at 8 p.m.
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