from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

Reserved exclusively for goals, Evgeny Kuznetsov didn’t break out his trademarked dancing bird celebration on Monday night.

He might be saving it for when the Capitals hoist the Stanley Cup. The Caps are on the cusp now.

That would be a celebration like no other – part pterodactyl, part albatross – which actually originated as a brag by Kuznetsov when he made a big play in a video game.

Kuznetsov dished the puck like he was playing a video game, assisting on four goals with precision passing to push his Stanley Cup playoff-leading point total to 31.

Only four other players this century have hit 30 points in a single spring.

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from Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal,

After looking virtually invincible during the first three rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, Marc-Andre Fleury suddenly looks vulnerable.

The Washington Capitals have seen to that. Whether its pouncing on mistakes and creating odd-man opportunities or dominating on special teams, the Capitals have pounded the Golden Knights’ goaltender.

Washington has averaged four goals against Fleury in the Stanley Cup Final and put a half-dozen behind him in Game 4 Monday in a 6-2 win at Capital One Arena. In the 15 previous playoff games, Fleury allowed 27 goals, less than two per game....

“Obviously as a goalie you don’t want to get scored on,” Fleury said. “It’s never a good feeling. But it’s a team game. I know the guys are trying hard out there to help me out. We have to find a way to make it work.”

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