Getty Image / Mike Carlson
The Washington Capitals advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals last night after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning who went ice cold and didn’t score a goal in the final two games of the series after digging themselves out of a 0-2 deficit in the series and taking a 3-2 lead. ]
This is only the second time the Caps are playing in the Stanley Cup Finals and the first time since 1999, so it has been a LONG time coming for Caps fans and the future Hall of Famers on the Caps’ roster. Fans in D.C. showed up in droves to Capital One Arena to watch last night’s game and after the Caps won, thousands and thousands of Caps fans took to the streets of D.C. to celebrate their team’s win with most of them chanting ‘We Want Vegas!’
Here are some scenes of the jubilation in our nation’s capital last night:
We want Vegas pic.twitter.com/Ntw8gK7c0n
— DavidDunn (@ImDavidDunn) May 24, 2018
Chants of We want Vegas. pic.twitter.com/x2Apgarbt6
— Ben Sumner (@benjaminsumner) May 24, 2018
👊 #WeWantVegas ✊ #AllCAPS pic.twitter.com/gpw81Mef4z
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) May 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/RMcFadden15/status/999515050581819392
The celebration on 7th St NW pic.twitter.com/dMtdqTssf2
— Bryan Rodda (@bryan_in_dc) May 24, 2018
@dcsportsbog View from the top pic.twitter.com/eHxdkV76f2
— SudsAndGrubDC (@sudsandgrubdc) May 24, 2018
https://twitter.com/justmatt63/status/999538543872626688
This is wild. so many people pic.twitter.com/KlJH14VOJX
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) May 24, 2018
Here’s a look at today’s cover of The Washington Post, an instant classic:
Definitely need to get your hands on today’s print edition of The Washington Post. Amazing coverage of the Capitals advancing to their first Stanley Cup final in 20 years. #StanleyCup
cc: @postsports @wapodesign @postphotohttps://t.co/34LtaBCIdghttps://t.co/qZwaydagW4 pic.twitter.com/4plh9e5RXa
— Washington Post Design (@wapodesign) May 24, 2018
I am, definitely salty today about my Tampa Bay Lightning going completely flat in the final two games after rallying from a 2-0 deficit in the series to take a 3-2 lead, only to not score a goal in the final 130+ minutes of play (over two full games). But, the options for a Stanley Cup winner now are Alexander Ovechkin who deserves one as much as any player alive or the Vegas Golden Knights, one of the coolest stories in sports. It’s going to be a pretty incredible Stanley Cup Finals this year and one that’s sure to bring in massive TV ratings.