Category: Washington Capitals

Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

The Washington Capitals continue their homestand with a visit from the Calgary Flames.

#Caps50Facts

On March 4th, 1989, the Calgary Flames acquired forward Brian MacLellan from the Minnesota North Stars, and played a role in the Flames winning the 1989 Stanley Cup. In 2014, MacLellan was named senior vice president and general manager of the Washington Capitals, and in 2018 won the Stanley Cup after four years overseeing the Capitals.

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Thoughts on the Game

All good things must come to an end, and for the first time since November the Washington Capitals finally lost at home in regulation after a disastrous first period led to their demise against the Calgary Flames.

Logan Thompson played great in net, and you really can’t fault him for this one, and Alex Ovechkin scored again to earn his 19th 30 goal season, and brings to 12 goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky.

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

The Washington Capitals are back at home as they take on the Edmonton Oilers.

#Caps50Facts

A 3rd Round pick of the Edmonton Oilers in 1996, defenseman Tom Poti signed with the Washington Capitals in the summer of 2007, and spent the last five seasons of his NHL career with the Capitals. Poti recorded 11 goals and 75 points in 230 games with the Capitals.

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Thoughts on the Game

Back home the Washington Capitals kick off Hockey Day in America with a matchup with the Edmonton Oilers, and this one was just as fun as the game the day before in Pittsburgh. It was another blowout by the Capitals, and this time we got not one, not two, but three goals from Alex Ovechkin. So it was another fun game to watch this weekend. However, I just need to say this.

I’ve been watching and going to games since I was a little kid, and never in my life have I seen a team pull their goalie to allow a player for the other team to score to complete the hat trick. Completely mind blowing, but hey, I’m cool with it since it was Ovechkin.

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

We’re back from the break, and Mike is traveling to Pittsburgh to see the Washington Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins.

#Caps50Facts

On November 22nd, 2005, rookie sensations Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby faced off for the first time as the Washington Capitals visited the Pittsburgh Penguins. Crosby recorded a goal and an assist in the Penguins 5-4 victory over the Capitals. Ovechkin recorded an assist in the game.

Ovechkin recorded his first goal against the Penguins on January 25th, 2006, but Crosby’s goal and three assists led the Penguins to an 8-1 victory. Ovechkin’s first win against Crosby came on March 8th, 2006 when he recorded a goal and two assists in a 6-3 victory.

Alex Ovechkin earned the 2005-06 Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year over Crosby, but in the 2009, 2016, and 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Crosby defeated Ovechkin to go on to eventually win the Stanley Cup all three years. In 2018, Ovechkin’s time finally came as the Capitals defeated the Penguins in the second round enroute to their first Stanley Cup.

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Thoughts on the Game

One of the nice things about this little road trip is that I get to do it on a weekend, and I get to do it with my friend Chris, who joined me in Toronto for the Maple Leafs/Wild game last month, and I get to check off another NHL arena off of my list.

PPG Paints Arena is a pretty cool arena. The team store is much bigger than the one at Capital One Arena and has more variety in selections, too. The hot dog I had was ok, but it could have been much better, but I love the fact that they sell candy there.

Now for the game. Boy, was that a good way to come back from the break. An 8 goal blowout of a rival team on their ice definitely was fun. The effort the Capitals gave against the Penguins was a solid one, and getting scoring from all across the board was great to see, especially since they weren’t playing that great going into the break.

The only thing missing from this game was an Alex Ovechkin goal, but to see him and Sidney Crosby play against each other in Pittsburgh was a sight to see after seeing them play back in DC so many times.

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

For the first time ever, the Washington Capitals host the Utah Hockey Club.

#Caps50Facts

Drafted 58th overall in the 1991 NHL Draft, forward Steve Konowalchuk became the first player born and raised in Utah to play in the NHL. Konowalchuk recorded 146 goals and 196 assists for 342 points in 693 games played for the Washington Capitals across 13 seasons.

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Thoughts on the Game

While dealing with the flu for the first time in my life, I wasn’t going to let it keep me from seeing the Utah Hockey Club face the Capitals for the first time ever in DC.

This game definitely did not go according to plan for the Capitals as they gave up two quick ones to Utah, but a positive for the Capitals was they were a perfect 2 for 2 on the power play, but at the same time, they were 0 for 1 on the penalty kill at the same time.

Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin had amazing games. I was personally rooting for a 4 goal game for Ovechkin to avenge his injury the last time these two teams saw each other, but a hat trick of assists is just as fun to watch too. People tend to forget that despite the chase for Wayne Gretzky, Ovechkin is quite the playmaker too.

Disappointing the Capitals lost in the shootout, but we have two weeks to relax and get ready for the playoff stretch, which will be exciting to see how the Capitals do.

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

The Washington Capitals host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

#Caps50Facts

On March 9th, 1998, the Washington Capitals acquired forward Esa Tikkanen from the Florida Panthers. Tikkanen, a 5-time Stanley Cup champion, played in 20 games for the Capitals recording two goals and 12 points.

During the 1998 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tikkanen played in all 21 games recording three goals and three assists for six points as the Capitals went to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in franchise history.

Tikkanen is famously known for missing an empty net in Game 2 that allowed the Detroit Red Wings to comeback and win the game and eventual series.

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Thoughts on the Game

With the Stanley Cup champs in town, the Capitals looked to test their mettle against the Panthers and a test it was.

This was a solid game for the Capitals, as they got key goals from players Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller, Nic Dowd, and Alex Ovechkin for the 6-3 victory.

It was a win the Capitals really needed after dropping their last game in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets.

Also, Ovechkin, with the fake out with 3 seconds left in the game to get the empty netter with a tenth of a second left in the game to inch closer to Wayne Gretzky. That was fun to watch.

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

The Washington Capitals return home to faceoff with the Winnipeg Jets. Plus, it’s the third Era’s Night for the Capitals.

#Caps50Facts

On April 7th, 1995, the Washington Capitals acquired forward Mike Eagles and defenseman Igor Ulanov from the Winnipeg Jets for a pair of draft picks in the 1995 NHL Draft.

Eagles would spend the last five seasons of his NHL career with the Capitals recording 13 goals and 35 points in 266 games played. Eagles played a role on the team that made it to the 1998 Stanley Cup Final.

Ulanov only played three games for the Capitals before being traded to the Chicago Blackhawks on October 17th, 1995.

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Thoughts on the Game

It was good to be back at Capital One Arena for a Capitals game, and one of the things I noticed right away was those things I talked about when I went to Toronto to take in a Maple Leafs game. There was energy throughout the game, even when the Capitals were trailing the Jets. Take note Toronto.

As for the game itself, it was an ok game for the Capitals. IT was clear there was still some road fatigue the team was dealing with, plus taking on the Jets, who are at the top of the NHL for a reason, was a healthy challenge for their first game back at home. It was great to see an Alex Ovechkin goal at home again.

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

The Washington Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins before embarking on a two week road trip.

#Caps50Facts

On July 11th, 2001 the Washington Capitals traded defenseman Ross Lupaschuk and forwards Kris Beech and Michal Sivek to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Jaromir Jagr and defenseman Frantisek Kucera.

In 2 1/2 seasons with the Capitals, Jagr recorded 83 goals and 118 assists for 201 points in 190 games played. Jagr was a two time All Star while with the Capitals.

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Thoughts on the Game

This was another good game for the Capitals as they picked up two needed points against a division rival in the Penguins. Could have been another shutout, but I’m sure Logan Thompson is wanting that one back.

Overall, another solid game from the Caps, and now it’s time for a 5-game road trip over the next two weeks for them

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

The Washington Capitals host the Anaheim Ducks in Tuesday night action.

#Caps50Facts

A member of the inaugural Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, forward Joe Sacco enjoyed five seasons with the Ducks. Sacco signed with the Washington Capitals in the summer of 1999, and spent three seasons with the Capitals that saw him record 14 goals and 30 assists for 44 points in 213 games played.

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Thoughts on the Game

A good solid win for the Capitals against the youthful Ducks. The Capitals did a great job at keeping the high quality scoring chances down to a minimum, and Logan Thompson did a great job with keeping the Ducks off the board. Definitely a great building block game for the Capitals.

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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!

This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.

I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.

The Washington Capitals enter the weekend with a visit by the Montreal Canadiens.

#Caps50Facts

Forward Dainius Zubrus spent close to 5 full seasons with the Washington Capitals after being acquired from the Montreal Canadiens. Zubrus played in 331 games for the Capitals recording 86 goals and 130 assists for 216 points.

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Thoughts on the Game

It’s the fifth game of January, and the fourth one to go to overtime. While it’s good the Capitals are picking up points in the standings, it’s very clear this isn’t the same team we saw at the start of the season that was dominating games. The Capitals need to get back to that.

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