Mike’s STH Xperience – Taming the Kraken

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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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The Washington Capitals play host to the Seattle Kraken.

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Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2010 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals selected goaltender Philipp Grubauer, and would play a pivotal role in the Capitals making it the the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. Grubauer started the first two games of the first round against Columbus, and despite giving the Capitals two solid games, they lost both in overtime. Braden Holtby would take over between the pipes, and lead the Capitals to becoming Stanley Cup Champions.

Many view Grubauer starting the first two games of the playoffs as a way of getting Holtby back on track, and it worked. In 6 years with the Capitals, Grubauer played in 101 games and had a 43-31-11 record.

After winning the Stanley Cup, the Capitals traded Grubauer to Colorado on June 22nd, 2018. In July of 2021, Grubauer signed with the Seattle Kraken as a free agent.

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Thoughts on the Game

Before the Capitals head out to California for the week, they played host to the Seattle Kraken, and for the second game in a row, it was weak first period for the Capitals, but the second and third periods were once again, really strong periods for the them. Plus, Alex Ovechkin getting the empty netter for goal 886 was just the cherry on top.

Also, the other highlight of the night was getting to skate on the Capital One Arena ice for the STH Skate. It was so awesome being able to skate on NHL ice, let alone on the ice that I always dreamed of playing hockey on. Hopefully that can happen one day.