Our friend Goat. (File photo by Clyde Caplan)
Towards the end of last season when the Capitals were on the brink of making the playoffs, it got loud inside Capital One Arena.
The players noticed. So did the announcers and coaches. Dylan Strome pointed out the atmosphere after a win against the Red Wings at home. “A lot of Caps fans were really loud. It was a great game,” he said. Beck Malenstyn called the energy in the building “electric.” Spencer Carbery mentioned it was “special” to coach in Washington and feel the energy from those close games where the Arena was just buzzing from the fans.