Capitals Blank Bolts To Advance To Stanley Cup Final

AM800-Sports-NHL-Washington-Capitals-Alex Ovechkin-May 23-2018-1.3837897 TAMPA, FL - MAY 23: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals shakes hands with Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning after Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on May 23, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning with a score of 4 to 0. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) (Mike Carlson/Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals shakes hands with Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning after Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning with a score of 4 to 0. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images))

Andre Burakovsky scored a pair of goals in the win

The Washington Capitals are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in two decades.

Braden Holtby made 29 saves for his second straight shutout as the Capitals blanked the Lightning 4-0 in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Final in Tampa.

Andre Burakovsky scored a pair of goals, and Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom also found the net for Washington, which was last in the title round in 1998.

Andrei Vasilevskiy gave up three goals on 22 shots in defeat.

The Caps will play the expansion Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final starting Monday in Vegas.