Ahead of the Washington Capitals’ home opener against the Islanders tonight, hundreds of Caps fans lined F Street to take pictures and snag autographs from players at a red carpet event.
A few players took selfies with the crowd.
Alex Ovechkin
Ovi made sure to elegantly scribble over his face.
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Here’s Evgeny Kuznetsov with his people. Hey, wait a second!
Hi, Goat!
Matt “The Devil” Niskanen
Nisky put devil horns on his head for reasons I’m not completely sure of.
Nate “Heart Eyes” Schmidt
Nate Schmidt smiling in a photo is the least surprising thing that could ever happen in a photo.
Nicklas “Apple Cart” Backstrom
Backy distributed some apples to the crowd outside before going out on the ice and distributing some apples on the Islanders.
Tom “Cyclops” Wilson and Andre “Scuba Steve” Burakovsky
Then the #CapsNeighbors showed up and took this ridiculous photo.
Arriving in style @tom_wilso @andreburakovsky! #RockTheRed pic.twitter.com/WLnYKnDV7g
— MonumentalSportsNet (@MonSportsNet) October 15, 2016
Breathe deeply, ladies.






