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Viral Bud Light Nationals fan gets own float at championship parade

Nationals fan Jeff Adams went viral during Game Five of the World Series when he took a home run ball to his gut to avoid spilling the beers that he was double-fisting.

Bud Light invited Adams to Game Six in Houston, and also created a shirt to commemorate the epic moment. But Adams’ incredible week did not end there. On Saturday, when the Nationals held their championship parade, he had his own spot on top of one of the buses.

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Victor Robles wears custom Nationals WWE championship belt gifted by Triple H

The Washington Nationals have some new hardware to go along with the Commissioner’s Trophy.

WWE executive and 14-time world champion Triple H gifted the Washington Nationals with a custom WWE championship belt to celebrate their World Series win, just as he did for the Capitals after they won the Stanley Cup in 2018.

The belt features the Washington Nationals logo on specially customized side plates.

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The Washington Nationals and Capitals both partied with Tiësto within 48 hours of respective championship wins

The Washington Nationals continued a tradition started by the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Friday when they joined Tiësto at Echostage in DC to celebrate winning the World Series.

Nationals manager Davey Martinez was in attendance, as well as Max Scherzer, Patrick Corbin, Trea Turner, Michael A. Taylor, and Gerardo Parra, to kick off the festivities ahead of the championship parade on Saturday.

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Dmitry Orlov’s hip check on Matt Duchene has been immortalized on a Halloween pumpkin

Capitals fan Charlie is no stranger to creating intricate Capitals inspired artwork on pumpkin to celebrate the spooky season. And, with the three-year anniversary of Dmitry Orlov’s hipcheck on Matt Duchene happening earlier in October, they decided to immortalize the moment in pumpkin.

While we’ve been a fan of their previous designs, this one might be our favorite yet!

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Capitals broadcast crew recreate ‘Baby Shark’ with Joe B to support the Washington Nationals

The Washington Capitals are currently on their longest road trip of the 2019-20 season, but that hasn’t prevented them from showing their endless support for the Washington Nationals. On Tuesday, the Capitals debuted new nameplates featuring the Nationals logo ahead of their game against the Calgary Flames.

The Capitals’ broadcast team took their support one step further once they touched down in Edmonton on Wednesday. Donning a very fetching shark onesie, complete with a tie, play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati clapped along to “Baby Shark” around Rogers Place to back the Nationals ahead of Game Two of the World Series.

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Aliaksei Protas named alternate captain for Prince Albert Raiders

Capitals prospect Aliaksei Protas has impressed through the first nine games of the Prince Albert Raiders’ 2019-20 season.

On Tuesday, the Raiders named Protas as part of the team’s leadership group, making him an alternate captain.

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Max Scherzer says it’s too early to compare the Nationals to the Stanley Cup-winning Capitals

The Washington Nationals’ historic postseason run has drawn several comparisons over the last few weeks to the 2018 Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.

Ahead of the Nationals’ decisive Game Four of the NCLS, Max Scherzer addressed the media and said that it was too early to compare the team to the Capitals.

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Capitals prospect Aliaksei Protas scores twice, leads WHL in points

Aliaksei Protas, the Washington Capitals’ third-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, is continuing to take the WHL by storm with the Prince Albert Raiders.

In the Raiders’ decisive 8-4 win over against the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday, Protas tallied two goals and an assist.

Protas is now tied for first in WHL points along with Bryce Kindopp of the Everett Silvertips and James Hamblin of the Medicine Hat Tigers. Protas has 14 points through nine games played, and he is also fourth in goals scored with six.

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Travis Boyd scores OTGWG in final second of overtime, has three points in first game back with Hershey Bears

A week ago, the Washington Capitals placed Travis Boyd on waivers and loaned him to the Hershey Bears after Evgeny Kuznetsov returned from suspension.

Sunday, Boyd played his first game of the season with the Bears and he was dominant.

Boyd tallied three points — two goals and an assist — including the overtime game-winner in Hershey’s 4-3 victory over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

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Nicklas Backstrom will become the second player from the 2006 Draft to play 900 career games tonight

Nicklas Backstrom will hit another career milestone with the Capitals when they take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Backstrom will become the second player from his 2006 draft class to hit the 900 game mark, with only the Arizona Coyotes’ Phil Kessel ahead of him, with 996 games under his belt.

Backstrom will also become the fifth Capital to play 900 games or more with the franchise, joining Alex Ovechkin, Calle Johansson, Peter Bondra, and Kelly Miller.

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