Mike’s STH Xperience – For Johnny Gaudreau

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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.

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To finish their homestand, the Washington Capitals hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets.

#Caps50Facts

In 21 games against the Washington Capitals, forward Johnny Gaudreau recorded four goals and 16 assists for 20 points during his time with both the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets. Gaudreau’s last game against the Capitals was on Dec. 21st, 2023.

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Thoughts on the Game

Boy was this a game. Five goals on 8 shots in the first period was one way to start a game. I feel bad for Daniil Tarasov. I understand the Blue Jackets played the night before, but he really got left out to dry by his team in the first period. The second and third periods were better for the Jackets, but it was too much to comeback from against a very on point Capitals team.

However, I will say this. I wasn’t impressed with Hendrix Lapierre and Dylan McIlrath this game. While Lapierre would make a good play here and there, I wasn’t overly impressed with his overall game. Same with McIlrath. There were a few giveaways that he did that made me cringe a bit.

Alex Ovechkin is now on pace for 49 goals and passing Wayne Gretzky and hitting 900 goals this season. Per our friend Ted Starkey, at the current pace Ovechkin is on, he’ll pass Gretzky on March 22nd, and hit 900 goals in the Home Finale on April 13th. So it’s definitely going to be fun to see how this continues to play out this season. I’m still rooting for 50 goals from Ovi so he takes sole possession of first place for most 50 goal seasons.

Also, stick taps to the Capitals for having the 50/50 Raffle proceeds going to the John & Matthew Gaudreau Foundation.