NHL Stanley Cup Finals schedule 2018: Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington Capitals

The Vegas Golden Knights celebrate defeating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals to advance to the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Bell MTS Place on May 20, 2018 in Winnipeg, Canada. (David Lipnowski | Getty Images)

Marc-Andre Fleury gave the Washington Capitals headaches for years with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now with the Capitals in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1998, Fleury and the Vegas Golden Knights are the only thing standing between the Capitals and their first championship.

Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals will play Fleury and the Golden Knights in the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Finals, starting with Game 1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, May 28.

Here is the complete schedule for the Stanley Cup Finals. All games will start at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Game 1: Capitals at Golden Knights - Monday, May 28 
Game 2: Capitals at Golden Knights - Wednesday, May 30 
Game 3: Golden Knights at Capitals - Saturday, June 2 
Game 4: Golden Knights at Capitals - Monday, June 4 
*Game 5: Capitals at Golden Knights - Thursday, June 7 
*Game 6: Golden Knights at Capitals - Sunday, June 10 
*Game 7: Capitals at Golden Knights - Wednesday, June 13

Like the Capitals, the Golden Knights will be playing for their first Stanley Cup, but they're doing so in their first season of existence. The expansion Golden Knights added to their unprecedented debut season by rolling through the Western Conference playoffs.

After winning the Pacific Division, Vegas swept the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the postseason. They beat the San Jose Sharks in six games in the second round before beating the Winnipeg Jets in five games in the Western Conference finals, securing a chance to play for the Cup.

The Capitals erased a 2-0 series deficit in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Columbus Blue Jackets, winning the next four games to take the series in six games.

After beating the Penguins in a playoff series for the first time since Ovechkin and Penguins center Sidney Crosby made their NHL debuts, the Capitals held off the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games to win the Eastern Conference finals.

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