ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The Washington Capitals sure knew how to get their home crowd juiced up.
For Game 1 Thursday night against the Carolin Hurricanes — the first playoff defense of Washington’s Stanley Cup championship — fans were treated to a pregame highlight reel reliving all the great memories of last season’s victories and celebrations.
By the time the puck dropped at the Capital One Arena, the crowd was pumped up.
Then the Capitals dropped the mic and did the video one better — turning in a 10-minute replay of the good times, live on the ice, by scoring three times in the final half of the first period.