ANALYSIS/OPINION:
When Devonte Smith-Pelly scored the third goal late in the second period of Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night at Capital One Arena, it may have been the loudest I’ve ever heard the building.
I know it’s subjective, but there was a reaction — a wave of sound — that seemed to define that this unreal moment was indeed real, that the Washington Capitals were not on the wrong end of a 3-0 lead in an important postseason game.
That wave continued throughout the rest of game on the way to a 6-2 Capitals win over the Golden Knights to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven, with the series moving back to Las Vegas for Game 5 Thursday night.