The Washington Capitals were in Raleigh Friday to play the Carolina Hurricanes. During warmups, Evgeny Kuznetsov noticed a tiny Caps fan trying to take a selfie with the players skating in the background.
Instead of being a passive participant in the photo, Kuzy skated right on over to the glass to give the blonde-haired Caps supporter a keepsake he’d treasure forever.
Days after giving his stick up to a boy celebrating his eighth birthday, Alex Ovechkin was back at it again to make some dreams come true.
Monday, after noticing a sign that said Hey, Ovi. Can I have a picture?, Ovechkin went to the glass and cheesed with a group of four Caps fans.
Yes, kids. Yes, you can.
We just thought you should know a former Capitals reunion currently taking place likely somewhere in Europe.
Jakub Vrana and former Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky both took to their Instagram Story to share that they’re hanging out together. They did so by posting slightly different selfies of themselves.
“Back with my brother!!” wrote Burakovsky.
The Washington Capitals didn’t have an opportunity to see the outdoor rink at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium until Saturday, but the boys were geeking out as soon as they arrived – such as Swedish forward Andre Burakovsky.
Young Dre made his teammates take a selfie with him on the “runway” of the “aircraft carrier” where the rink placed on top of.
To conclude her trip in Washington DC, the Capitals had Fatima Al Ali drop the puck during the team’s ceremonial faceoff Thursday against the Red Wings. After Fatima dropped the puck, she asked Alex Ovechkin and Henrik Zetterberg to take a selfie. The two players obliged.
This is the incredible result.
Photo: @lo_web7
Tom Wilson is a cool dude, and we got another example of that from reader Lauren W. During the Caps recent road swing in Los Angeles, Lauren and her family went to Staples Center for the game.
I’ll let Lauren take it from here.
I have no idea if they’re coming or going, but here’s a quarter of the Caps roster– Tom Wilson, Justin Peters, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Connor Carrick, Andre Burakovsky, and Madison Bowey— on the same airplane.
Wilson, the mastermind of the selfie, Instagrammed this comment along with the pic: “Elbows up everyone. Looking good @kuzy092 #lotsoftigers”
Nope. No idea what that hashtag means.
I’m a horrible influence. On Saturday night, after I noticed Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg was at the Caps game, I encouraged fans to go down get an autograph from him. Then on Twitter, I dared one of our readers, @Caps_shutterbug, to get a selfie with Stras during intermission.
She actually did it.
Kessel, like a curious squirrel, looks on in confusion. (Photo: Andre Ringuette)
Look: I know this has nothing to do with the Capitals and these photos will be shared ad nauseam everywhere, but I have to do it.
On Sunday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre. During the third period, Phil Kessel served a Leafs bench minor for too many men on the ice. While sitting in the box, Kessel, who looks more like a creepy gym teacher or your company’s disgruntled IT guy, noticed a Leafs fan who wanted a photo. Or maybe he was just confused.
This was the result.
Photo: @oddwomanrush
Before morning skate on Saturday, Florida-based Caps fan Jenna (@oddwomanrush) ran into CSN Washington color commentator Craig Laughlin. That’s when some social media magic happened. I’ll let Jenna explain.
