Ovechkin on Cup Final: We're playing hockey, not playing in the casino

The Washington Capitals will not be tempted by the Las Vegas nightlife.

The Capitals descend on Sin City when they open the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night against the Golden Knights. Alex Ovechkin has made it clear the team is focused on one goal.

"We're going there to play hockey, not to pool party and play in (the) casino," Ovechkin said, according to NHL.com's Tom Gulitti. "We're going there to play hockey and do our thing and then we're going to have all the summer, and whatever we want to do, we can do it."

The Golden Knights were one of the best regular-season home teams, finishing with 29 wins (tied for third). That caused many to speculate road teams were falling ill to the infamous "Vegas flu," something the Capitals are looking to avoid.

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