The are Stanley Cup champions. Did you ever think you'd read that sentence?The Caps sealed the deal on their first Stanley Cup in franchise history on Thursday night in Vegas, downing the 4-3 at T-Mobile Arena to clinch the Stanley Cup Final in five games. finally got to hoist William Kwenkeu Jersey the Stanley Cup, and he won Conn Smythe as the playoff MVP as well.Here's what you need to known from Game 5.The second period was a chaotic back-and-forth affairBoth teams were held off the scoresheet in the first period, but a wild second period brought five goals and plenty of back and forth action. The Caps got on the board first thanks to a breakaway snipe from , his third of the playoffs. The Golden Knights tied the game on a shot that deflected off a defender's skate and through , but Alex Ovechkin quickly reclaimed the lead for Washington with a power play goal just over 30 seconds later. The Golden Knights answered by closing out the period with two straight goals. managed to deliver a great pa s to for the go-ahead goal with just under 30 seconds remaining in the frame. Great feed by Alex Tuch finds Reilly Smith for the Knights lead Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) Brandon Carr Jersey That goal gave Vegas their first lead since the first period of Game 2, and it also brought some much-needed momentum and confidence heading into the third period.Ovechkin took the playoff goal leadAs noted above, Alex Ovechkin got back in the goal column with a power play Ronnie Stanley Jersey goal in the second period. That goal was his 15th of the playoffs, giving him sole po se sion of the goals lead this postseason. He pa sed , who had 14 in 17 games for the . It's worth admiring the pa s from to set up Ovi's goal. That sauce...hoo baby. Ovechkin scores on the power play. Now sole po se sion of playoff goals lead with 15 Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) DSP continues to be a machine has been a ma sive secondary contributor for the Capitals this postseason and he came up big once again in Game 5. He scored the game-tying goal in the third period, and it was a beautiful effort from DSP. What a big Brandon Stephens Jersey -time goal from Devante Smith-Pelly Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) That goal gave Smith-Pelly seven this postseason, which is as many goals as he scored during the entire regular season. Eller got the game-winnerIt was a tough series for , but he was solid for much of Thursday night's action. Unfortunately, he might want back the goal that ended up clinching the cup for Washington. The puck trickled through Fleury's legs and sat waiting for to knock it into a wide open net. (Not the best look for , either.) Lars Eller with the go-ahead goal 4-3 Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) Eller, who was acquired to be a key depth piece for Washington, has come up big for the Capitals all playoffs long and now he'll be remembered as the guy who sealed the Lamar Jackson Jersey deal for the franchise's first Stanley Cup.Alex Ovechkin is a Stanley Cup championFinally. What a time to be alive. He did it. Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) This is what its all about Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn)