On Tuesday, the Capitals announced that they would be holding a viewing party at Capital One Arena for Game Five. However, fans wanting to attend would need to purchase a free ticket via Ticketmaster, starting at 1 PM on Wednesday.
In anticipation of the Capitals doing the thing on Thursday, fan demand to be in the arena crashed Ticketmaster. Twenty minutes later, the Capitals Twitter account confirmed that all tickets had sold out.
Tickets to the Viewing Party are SOLD OUT. Reminder: There will also be an outdoor viewing party with video boards positioned on G Street NW at 8th St. No tickets required. More Info: https://t.co/x2IXfzpRmM#ALLCAPS #StanleyCup https://t.co/5zETADnas1
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 6, 2018
Tickets were limited to two per person, and still do not guarantee entry due to limited seating and high demand. Any fan with a ticket to the Mystics game immediately preceding the viewing party is welcome to remain, however, they must enter before the fourth quarter.
Caps fans were very frustrated by the ticket process.
s/o @Ticketmaster for your site crashing right at 1pm and not allowing a ton people to get tickets for the Capitals Viewing Party tomorrow night. Major props to a company that should have the server space to handle any such issues!!
— Zach 🤷🏽♂️ (@wagner_seymour) June 6, 2018
Welp @Capitals VIEWING party tickets sold out in 1 minute and the site crashed. #ALLCAPS #STANLEYCUPFINALS2018 @NBCSCapitals @russianmachine
— Meghan Noury (@MeghanNoury8) June 6, 2018
This is ridiculous. @Capitals @russianmachine @NBCSCapitals #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/2FJhOYEYeQ
— Zak Brisko (@HWPCWX) June 6, 2018
@ Ticketmaster please explain to me how 15,000 ticket suddenly disappear in two mins for a viewing party
— Erin Kelly (@ErinKellyKelly) June 6, 2018
Me trying to get tickets to the viewing party:
*sorry site crashed, try again.
*sorry site crashed, try again.
*sorry site crashed, try again.
*sorry site crashed, try again.
*sorry site crashed, try again.
*sorry no more tickets, should have tried earlier dummy pic.twitter.com/OE8e18yMAT— Luke Adomanis (@LukeAdomanis) June 6, 2018
There is no reentry allowed to the Mystics game, nor the viewing party.
The Capitals are encouraging fans with viewing party tickets to arrive early. Admission will be via the F Street and Gallery Place entrances, and will begin at 3 PM.
If you were not able to secure a ticket to the viewing party, there will also be an outdoor viewing party with video boards positioned on G Street NW at 8th St.
You can also check out the following article for other watch parties being held by Capitals fans around the world.
Headline photo: @Capitals