This is a 10* NHL GAME OF THE WEEK on the Washington Capitals.

We think the hungry Capitals offer great value to steal Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. Washington jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in its Eastern Conference Finals win over the Lightning, before then needing a seventh and deciding game to claim victory. Washington won all three of its road games in that series and we believe that momentum gets carried over here. The winner of this series overall though will be whichever team's goaltender plays better. For arguments sake, lets call Braden Holtby and Marc-Andre Fleury a "wash." Note though that Washington is 5-2 in its last seven when playing with three days rest, while Las Vegas is just 2-3 in its last five in the same position. Two very evenly matched teams, but we think the overall depth and experience that the CAPITALS bring to the table will be too much for Las Vegas in Game 1.

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