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PHOTOS: Capitals, Golden Knights Game 3 highlights

WASHINGTON — In 1998, the Washington Capitals played two home games in the Stanley Cup Final and lost both of them. In fact, they didn’t win a single game against the Detroit Red Wings.

Twenty years later, they’re back and this time, they won on their own ice.

Here are pictures from Game 3, the first Stanley Cup Final game in D.C. in 20 years and the first time the Caps have taken a lead in the series.

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Capitals forward Jakub Vrana added to COVID-19 list

Capitals forward Jakub Vrana added to COVID-19 list originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonJust when the Capitals were beginning to get their full roster back, another player has entered the league's COVID-19 protocol.Capitals forward Jakub Vrana has been added to the NHL's IR COVID-19 list, per the transaction wire from Saturday.Vrana joins goaltender Ilya Samsonov and Evgeny Kuznetsov in health and safety protocols. Both Samsonov and Kuznetsov have been on the COVID-19 list since January 20. Captain Alex Ovechkin also missed four games this season while in COVID-19 protocol.Vrana missed Washington's morning skate on Saturday with what the team called a "maintenance day."In 11 games with the Capitals this season, the 24-year-old has totaled eight points (three goals, five assists). In 2019-20, Vrana finished the season with a career-best 52 points.
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