Capitals fans from coast to coast went totally nuts celebrating their teams first ever championship. In D.C., the streets were flooded with people in red, some climbing up the street poles. In the arena in Vegas, a woman flashed the players as Alex Ovechkin skated around the rink with the Cup, much to the delight of Andre Burakovsky.
It was clear from the moment the horn sounded that Ovechkin was going to celebrate harder than any Cup-winning captain had before. You could tell how much it meant to him.
After the initial shock wore off a bit, you could tell Ovi was in party mode because he broadcast a message to all Caps fans to “go get some beers.