Washington Capitals 2018 Stanley Cup Champions

Dehydrated Alex Ovechkin does Stanley Cup media at Nationals Park, but as Nicklas Backstrom says ‘Russian Machine Never Breaks’

As the Capitals stopped by Nationals Park to show off their new shiny trophy and have their captain throw out the ceremonial first and second pitches, they also did some quick media.

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson did said media and Backstrom uttered quite the familiar phrase about Ovechkin’s continued partying since Thursday night.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin gets mulligan on first pitch as Capitals and Stanley Cup make trip to Nationals Park

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.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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In poignant video, Steve Dangle tries to make Caps fans everywhere sob

Friday evening, Steve Dangle released his final Cup Check video of the season. It was an emotional and very poignant reflection on the Golden Knights’ inaugural season, the Capitals’ desperate run at the Cup, and his acknowledgement of how badly he wants that same run from his Toronto Maple Leafs.

And for those of you that did not catch our own Ian Oland‘s tweet about how he filmed his reaction to the Caps Cup win, you can find that in Steve’s video as well at the 10:20 mark.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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The Capitals took their postgame Stanley Cup celebrations to social media. There was a lot of drinking.

Thursday night, the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup. Many of the players and their wives took to Instagram to document the monumental moment… and the after party.

It’s amazing.

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By Elyse Bailey 2 years ago

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The Capitals’ first stop with the Stanley Cup was a team party at Don Tito

After flying home this afternoon, the Stanley Cup has officially made its first stop in the Washington, DC area and the Capitals chose to party at Don Tito – a popular bar in Arlington, VA.

The team had a private celebration on the rooftop.

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By Elyse Bailey 2 years ago

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Washington Capitals release final video celebrating Stanley Cup championship

Set to Mumford & Sons’ I Will Wait, the Capitals released their final video of the 2018 postseason, celebrating the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship.

I know many of you have cried. Now please prepare to cry some more.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom almost drop Stanley Cup after arriving at Dulles Airport

After a night full of partying, the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals arrived back at Dulles Airpot around 5 PM.

Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom were the first to deplane, holding up their new championship trophy for all to see.

It was a beautiful moment of loyalty, camaraderie, respect, and perseverance – well, that is until they almost dropped the Cup down the stairway.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Triple H congratulates Alex Ovechkin on Stanley Cup victory, gives Capitals WWE title belt

The Washington Capitals just got another championship.

Friday, WWE executive and 14-time champion Triple H congratulated Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals, and DC fans on their Stanley Cup by offering the team a WWE championship belt.

The belt comes with custom side plates that includes the Capitals logo.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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The Capitals and the Stanley Cup will be at Nationals Park tomorrow

The Washington Capitals are in for a very busy week. After flying back to DC today, they will be in attendance at the Nationals game on Saturday, June 9 with the Stanley Cup.

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By Cara Bahniuk 2 years ago

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The Caps belted out ‘We Are the Champions’ in the locker room after winning the Stanley Cup

After the Caps finished taking in their victory with their loved ones on the ice of T-Mobile Arena, they headed back to the locker room to glory in the accomplishment of winning the Stanley Cup. Doing so involved a whole lot of alcohol and a whole lot of singing.

As the players threw beer and champagne into the air in celebration, they joined together in a beautifully off-key rendition of Queen’s “We Are the Champions.”

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By Madeline Dement 2 years ago

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