Game One of the Washington Capitals-Carolina Hurricanes first-round series was a star-studded affair.
Seemingly all of the biggest sports stars in DC came out to support the Caps as they try to repeat as Stanley Cup champions.
Let’s review.
Three-time Cy Young award-winner Max Scherzer was at Capital One Arena Tuesday night. He saw quite a hockey game.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 21st career hat trick, leading the Capitals to a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Scherzer, sitting in the lower bowl, knew exactly what to do after Ovi scored goal number three. The Nationals pitcher chucked his hat on the ice.
The moment was captured by NBC Sports Washington reporter Al Koken.
The current stop on the Stanley Cup tour is Nationals Park as the entire Capitals team were honored before Saturday’s game between the Nationals and Giants. The team did some more media, goofed around with their DC baseball peers, and captain Alex Ovechkin got to throw the ceremonial first pitch.
Twice.
By Chris Cerullo 12 months ago
As the Nationals and the Orioles prepared to face each other in the third game of their series, both teams (aside from one particular player) were openly supporting the Capitals.
One lucky player, Max Scherzer, was able to catch bits and pieces of the game. Without having to bat in an American League game, Scherzer escaped to the dugout during the top of every inning to watch a few minutes of Game Two of the Stanley Cup Final.
By Cara Bahniuk 12 months ago
Tuesday was a pretty great night for D.C. sports. After the Nats trolled Pittsburgh sports fans with Caps-themed ticket promotion, both Washington teams came out on top over teams from the Steel City. The Capitals, in a hard-fought Game Three of their second-round series against the Penguins, won 4-3 on a late Alex Ovechkin goal, while Bryce Harper and the Nationals rolled the Pirates, 12-4.
Many Nationals, including manager Davey Martinez, pitcher Max Scherzer, and Harper, proudly show their support for Capitals, going to games and wearing gear. That support was ratcheted up to 11 Tuesday.
By Brendan Doyle 1 year ago
Former MLB MVP and Las Vegas native Bryce Harper is a very optimistic, positive hockey fan.
I say this because Bryce is tweeting about his daydreams of a Caps-Golden Knights Stanley Cup Final – no matter how unlikely.
As Houston begins to recover from the destruction of Hurricane Harvey, many pets are seeking shelter.
Many of the Texas area refugee shelters available did not allow pets, and to escape the severe flooding, owners had no other option than to leave them behind. It’s hard to imagine the pain these families felt having to make this decision.
There are many ways to help Houston and a new one just appeared. The DC Human Rescue Alliance needs to clear their shelter to make room for the transfer of shelter pets from Texas. Washington Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica, are making this easier. They are offering to cover all adoption feeds from Thursday through Sunday this week.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
After bringing joy to hockey fans for the last year, T-Shirt Guy Charlie McManus has moved his talents to a new Washington team.
On Tuesday, McManus attended a Washington Nationals game, wearing a creepy-eye’d Max Scherzer-face shirt. The MLB loved the tee so much that they featured him on their Twitter account. You guys, soon T-shirt Guy will be more famous than Alex Ovechkin.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
The Washington Nationals appears to have caught Caps playoff fever and they don’t care who knows it.
Last weekend, the team watched the Capitals-Bruins game during batting practice at Citizens Bank Park. A few days later, outfielder Adam Eaton took his son to practice at Kettler. On Saturday, the Nationals attended Game Two at Verizon Center.
Pitcher Max Scherzer was first to break the news, telling Grant Paulsen on Friday that he and a few other Nats players would attend. The full Nats crew included Scherzer, Michael A. Taylor, Trea Turner, Ryan Zimmerman, Adam Eaton, Vegas Golden Knights fan Bryce Harper, and their significant others.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago
Days after a heart-breaking loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Washington Nationals came out to Verizon Center to support the Capitals during their home opener.
Nats players spotted at the game included Daniel Murphy, Max Scherzer, Gio Gonzalez, Ryan Zimmerman, Tanner Roark, Jose Lobaton, and Michael A. Taylor.
