Capitals' Vrana: Scoring Game 5 winner 'feels really f---ing good'
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Jakub Vrana is the man of the hour in Washington.
The Capitals winger scored the winning goal late in Game 5 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, and was clearly quite pleased with his accomplishment:
Jakub Vrana on scoring Game 5-winning goal: “Obviously it feels really fucking good.”
— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) May 6, 2018
Vrana was promoted to the top line alongside Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin mid-game in place of Devante Smith-Pelly, who'd initially been filling in for the suspended Tom Wilson.
All three players drew points on the winning tally.
JAKUB VRANA LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/CjB88XlpUB
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 6, 2018
For his part, Vrana didn't seem bothered about being the second fill-in option
"That's just how the game rolls," he said. "Sometimes you're gonna make changes. Today we did. We were all ready. I felt comfortable out there."
It was Vrana's second career playoff goal, with the first - another game-winner - coming back in Game 2.
The Capitals can now advance to the conference finals for the first time in the Ovechkin era with a win Monday in Pittsburgh.