Capitals fans flood D.C. streets after reaching Stanley Cup Final
The Washington Capitals are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1998 following their 4-0 Game 7 win at Tampa Bay on Wednesday night.
Naturally, Washington fans celebrated in the only way fitting of a city starved of a championship for two decades.
They took the streets of Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night, flooding the nation’s capital with a sea of red.
Streets are for people, STANLEY CUP FINALS EDITION #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/vC7zI4NsAi
— Bryan Rodda (@bryan_in_dc) May 24, 2018
The celebration on 7th St NW pic.twitter.com/dMtdqTssf2
— Bryan Rodda (@bryan_in_dc) May 24, 2018
Mayor Muriel Bowser even got in on the action, tweeting out a video of the crazy scene right outside the Capital One Center.
#WeWantVegas ✊ #AllCAPS pic.twitter.com/gpw81Mef4z
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) May 24, 2018
The Capitals will take on the Golden Knights — who are playing in their inaugural season in the NHL — in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night in Las Vegas.
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