40 miles northeast of the Washington DC, the Baltimore Ravens showed support to the Capitals by lighting M&T Bank Stadium up red.
The Ravens made the gesture Monday night after the Caps jumped out to a 3-0 lead against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Caps now lead the series 3-1 and look to win the Stanley Cup Thursday in Las Vegas.
“We turned M&T Bank Stadium red as Baltimore cheers you on,” the Ravens Twitter account wrote. “Finish strong!”
Amazing start tonight, @Capitals.
We turned M&T Bank Stadium red as Baltimore cheers you on.
Finish strong! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/wqosox8Ggq
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) June 5, 2018
Often considered a football and baseball town, Baltimore and the surround area is a budding hockey hotbed.
#Baltimore pic.twitter.com/LLYtL1HXVW
— David Castlerock (@DontDazeMeBr0) June 5, 2018
Monday night, Baltimore had the third highest ratings for Game Four among all major markets in the US.
Following are the Top 10 markets for last night's Stanley Cup Final Game 4 on NBC:
1 Washington, D.C. 22.90
2 Las Vegas 20.48
3 Baltimore 12.39
4 Richmond 10.54
5 Buffalo 8.88
6 Pittsburgh 6.92
7 Minneapolis 6.53
8 Denver 5.13
9 St Louis 4.60
10 Nashville 4.50— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) June 5, 2018
The city used to host the American Hockey League’s Baltimore Skipjacks. The Capitals used to play the Baltimore Hockey Classic at the Baltimore Arena, a preseason game between the Caps and another team, before ending the association in 2013.
