Mike’s STH Xperience – Round 1, Go!

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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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It’s Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Washington Capitals host the Montreal Canadiens to begin their first round matchup.

#Caps50Facts

2025 marks the second time in franchise history the Washington Capitals face the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The only other time was in 2010, which saw both teams trade overtime victories to split the series in DC then the Capitals taking both Games 3 and 4 in Montreal. However for the Capitals, they ran into goaltender Jaroslav Halak who became red hot and stole the remainder of the series and giving the Canadiens the 4-3 series victory, eliminating the Capitals from the Playoffs.

Jersey Tracking

Thoughts on the Game

For the first time as a Season Ticket Holder I get to experience playoff hockey, and man was it a fun one. It was great to see Alex Ovechkin remaining hot as he scored the first goal of the game, and then in the second period assisting on Anthony Beauvillier’s tally to give the Capitals the 2-0 lead.

However, the third period was not one to be desired as the Canadiens were able tie the game and send it to overtime. But to paraphrase one entertaining professional wrestlers catch phrase:

SAY HIS NAME
AND HE SCORES GOALS
I BELEIVE IN OVI! *Clap Clap*

Great moment for me. Before the overtime period began I said to my STH seat neighbor that Ovechkin has never scored a playoff overtime goal, and low and behold moments later he scored to send us home with the 1-0 series lead.