<P> The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League 's ( NHL ) 2017 -- 18 season , and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs . The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win their first championship in their 44th season . The Vegas Golden Knights made the Finals in their first season , while this was the second Finals appearance for the Capitals . This was the first Finals series since 2007 where neither team had previously won the Stanley Cup and the third consecutive year in which a Western Conference team made their Finals debut . This was the first Finals since 2014 to require less than six games . Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs . </P>
<P> The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League 's ( NHL ) 2017 -- 18 season , and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs . The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win their first championship in their 44th season . The Vegas Golden Knights made the Finals in their first season , while this was the second Finals appearance for the Capitals . This was the first Finals series since 2007 where neither team had previously won the Stanley Cup and the third consecutive year in which a Western Conference team made their Finals debut . This was the first Finals since 2014 to require less than six games . Washington captain Alexander Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs . </P>
who won the stanley cup playoffs in 2018
who won the stanley cup playoffs in 2018
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals