Former Cap Jay Beagle returned to Capital One Arena for the first time since leaving to join the Vancouver Canucks. The fans showed him much love, with many wearing their Caps Beagle jerseys and applauding him multiple times. Plenty of fans – both Caps and Canucks – watched him take his warmups, where he predictably was the last to finish, which he was known to do with the Caps. He tossed more pucks than usual to the fans.
In the first period, the Caps showed their tribute video. Beagle was humble about it, standing to the side, looking up but seemingly trying to hide any emotion.