Tonight, a Capitals playoff atmosphere returned to the Verizon Center for the first time in . . . well, in far too long.
My voice is shredded, my body exhausted . . . but my mind and heart are racing with joy, and thoughts abound of games played beyond April 5th–existing now only as not-yet-realized potential, but coming closer to coalescing every day. These few photos will hopefully impart some of the excitement of the night to you; feel free to share your own stories of elation.
It’s hard to describe the euphoria fans felt as the Caps’ dominance finally bore fruit in their third goal, and then their fourth. Then the “M-V-P!” chants began as Alex Ovechkin notched his latest gem, a 180-degree spin-a-rama goal that brought the crowd, yet again, to its feet. Even the Three Stars announcement was a celebration, with a grinning #3 Star Matt Cooke high-fiving #2 Star Sergei Fedorov as Fedorov came out for his curtain call. On the ice, and in the stands, the Caps and their supporters had one hell of a night.
Nothing is yet won, and the path to the playoffs remains steep; but on this night, the Capitals are champions.
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Tampa Bay don’t surf
that cute little kid looks exactly like a younger backstrom
What a game! My son came bounding into my room chanting “Ovie..63, Ovie..63!” and then was spouting the highlights from the game (as if I hadn’t just watched it myself! LOL). The excitement level in my house was high; I can only imgine how electric Verizon Center was! It’s gong to be a nail-biting week!
“What the Hell do you know about hockey, you’re from G**damn Carolina!”
uncatim & yngwie, you two are on the same wavelength!
Sam, good call, I hadn’t noticed Hayden’s resemblance to Backstrom, but it’s there for sure with that hair.
Amy, thanks for sharing your son’s (and your) excitement! My buddy Nate turned to me after the game and said, “Wow. That was awesome! I haven’t felt like this at a game since . . . [long pause]. Wow.”
I haven’t felt like that since Dale Hunter’s goal against the Flyers… I had all but the last digit of the Ticket purveyor’s phone number dialed… I was screaming as the person answered the phone… “Um, sir?”
That pretty well sums it up. That was a great game and u know no one wants to face the caps in the post season.
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