Stanley Cup

The Washington Capitals won Stanley Cup last night in Las Vegas, and four native Minnesotans on the team helped make it all happen.

Alec Martinez scored the game-winning goal with 5:17 left in the second overtime, and the Kings beat the New York Rangers, 3-2, in Los Angeles on Friday night to win the 2014 Stanley Cup.

The official arrival of summer brings a slight lull in the sports calendar. Here's what to watch this weekend:

So far the Stanley Cup Finals have lived up to playoff hockey's reputation for thrilling action, and the two men between the posts are leading the way with some fantastic work. Which goalie has played the best?

The Chicago Blackhawks face the Boston Bruins in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Finals beginning on Wednesday night in Chicago. Here's a preview of the series that will decide the NHL's championship:

Two of the NHL's "original six" franchises will meet in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1979. The Boston Bruins, representing the Eastern Conference, will face the Western Conference-champs, the Chicago Blackhawks, with Game 1 starting at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday night.

Someone doctored up a British Columbia travel commercial with some footage from the post Stanley Cup riots. Is it just me or does it seem like it would be more exciting than before. Beautiful scenery by day and riots at night. I like a place with a little contrast...