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After a decisive Game 7 victory in the Eastern Conference Final, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin accepted the Prince of Wales Trophy (awarded to the Eastern Conference champions) and subsequently carried it onto the team plane to take home to Washington. Not only did he take it to Washington, he took it to his house, where it is now displayed as his table centerpiece.

In a social media post shared by his wife Nastya Shubskaya, the Prince of Wales Trophy is proudly displayed on Ovechkin’s kitchen/dining room table.

The Capitals secured the Eastern Conference Championship after downing the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0, with Ovechkin (who has waited 13 seasons for a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals) fittingly scoring the game-winning goal 1:02 into the game. Ovechkin finished the game having scored the aforementioned one goal, delivering four hits, recording one blocked shot, and a plus-1 rating in 17:38 of ice time.

Ovi’s new centerpiece to his dining room table. (Nastya Shubskaya) #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/0c4z1vvMaV

— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) May 24, 2018

Wheels up! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/BfBadKB3yw

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 24, 2018

Ovechkin has scored 12 goals and added 10 assists in 19 playoff games played thus far in the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He leads the Capitals in goals and is second only to countryman Evgeny Kuznetsov in scoring. Ovechkin is two and three goals shy of tying and surpassing John Druce for the franchise record in goals scored in a single playoff season (Druce scored 14 in 1990).

The Capitals play their first Stanley Cup Final game in 20 years on Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas.

Back home. Still got it. See you soon, #Caps fans. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/tHRsutJ5bK

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 24, 2018

By Michael Fleetwood