Mike’s STH Xperience – Celebrating 895

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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 host the Carolina Hurricanes in their second to last home game of the regular season.

#Caps50Facts

Drafted 26th overall in 2010, forward Evgeny Kuznetsov came to the Washington Capitals during the 2013-14 season, and made an impact right away. In 11 seasons with the Capitals Kuznetsov recorded 171 goals and 397 assists for 568 points in 723 games played.

During the 2018 #StanleyCup Playoffs, Kuznetsov led the NHL with 20 assists and 32 points in 24 games played. Kuznetsov’s most iconic goal came in Game 6 against Pittsburgh when he scored in overtime to help the Capitals advance to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in 20 years, and played a key role in the Capitals winning their first Stanley Cup that same year.

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Thoughts on the Game

The time has finally come as the Washington Capitals honored Alex Ovechkin at home in front of their fans to celebrate Ovechkin’s record breaking 895 goals. It felt really good to see the Capitals do the pregame ceremony. Though it was a bummer that both Wayne Gretzky and Gary Bettman were not on hand for it, but I guess their commitment was only for when he scored the goal.

Once the celebration was over it was time for the game, and in the first period the Capitals were flat against the Carolina Hurricanes. However, a late tally from Pierre-Luc Dubois got the Capitals back on track. In the second period the Capitals woke up as Dylan Strome, Nic Dowd, and Tom Wilson all scored hard fought goals to give the Capitals the 4-2 lead. The third period felt like a dud, but it was the shootout to give the Capitals the 5-4 victory and clinch 1st place in the Eastern Conference for the playoffs.

Overall, a fun experience, but now the Capitals need to get back to business and get ready for the Playoffs.