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 honor their 2018 Stanley cup victory with a visit from the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Acquired from Chicago on February 19th, 2018, defenseman Michal Kempny helped solidify the Capitals blueline as they went on to win the 2018 #StanleyCup. In 4 seasons with the Capitals, Kempny recorded 48 points in 166 games.
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Thoughts on the Game
The unthinkable became reality. Alex Ovechkin scored two goals to tie Wayne Gretzky with 894 career NHL goals on a night where the Washington Capitals hosted their final Eras Night as they honored the ALLCAPS and Stanley Cup era.
It was such a riot after Ovechkin scored 894. You could tell they were trying to get him the hat trick the rest of the game to get 895, but Spencer Knight was not having it. Plus, it was really hilarious when everyone was booing Knight every time he stopped an Ovechkin shot.
Overall, great night, and hopefully Ovechkin scores on Sunday to get this chase over with.
PWHL News and Notes from Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025
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Game Recaps
Ottawa Charge v. Boston Fleet – 7p ET
Going into the break, the Boston Fleet played host to the Ottawa Charge, and in the first period Shiann Darkangelo scored to give the Charge the 1-0 lead. In the second period Darkangelo netted her second of the game and Jincy Roese scored to give the Charge the three goal lead. Then in the third period Darkangelo completed the hat trick to give the Charge the 4-0 victory over the Fleet. Gwyneth Philips stopped all 17 shots faced to earn the shutout.
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New York Sirens v. Montreal Victoire – 7p ET
In Montreal, the Victoire played host to the New York Sirens, and in the first period Jade Downie-Landry scored the lone goal of the game to give the Sirens the 1-0 victory over Montreal. Corinne Schroeder stopped all 16 shots faced to earn the shutout for the Sirens while Elaine Chuli stopped 30 shots out of 31 faced for the Victoire.
Today the National Hockey League has announced the Stars of the Month for the month of March 2025.
First Star – Jack Eichel (C – VGK)
Eichel paced the League with 8-15—23 in 14 contests to propel the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (45-20-8, 98 points) to a 10-2-2 month as they seek their seventh playoff berth in eight NHL seasons. Eichel, who additionally finished among the March leaders in power-play assists (t-1st; 8), power-play points (2nd; 10), assists (t-4th; 15), even-strength points (t-9th; 13) and goals (t-12th; 8), found the score sheet in 13 of his 14 appearances – capped by a six-game run to close the month that featured four multi-point performances (March 20-29: 6-7—13). The No. 2 overall pick from the 2015 NHL Draft also collected his 600th career point in his 607th game, part of a four-point effort March 22 vs. DET (1-3—4); scored his fifth career hat trick and third with Vegas March 25 at MIN (3-0—3); and notched a pair of game-winning goals: March 5 vs. TOR (1-1—2) and March 23 vs. TBL (1-0—1). The 28-year-old Eichel ranks fourth in the NHL with 27-66—93 through 72 total appearances this season, already career highs for assists and points in a single campaign (ahead of 2018-19: 28-54—82 in 77 GP w/ BUF). He also sits among the 2024-25 leaders in power-play assists (3rd; 29), assists (t-4th; 66), plus/minus (5th; +35) and power-play points (t-5th; 34).
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Second Star – John Tavares (C – TOR)
Tavares posted a League-high 13 goals in 15 games (13-7—20) – the most by an NHL player in any calendar month this season – to guide the Atlantic Division-leading Maple Leafs (45-25-4, 94 points) to an 8-5-2 March as they near their ninth consecutive playoff berth. He scored in nine of his 15 contests, matching a career high with goals in five straight outings from March 20-29 (8-4—12) to become the second player in franchise history with a five-game goal streak at age 34 or older (following Mats Sundin at age 35 from April 6-15, 2006: 8-4—12 in 5 GP). Tavares also ranked among the monthly NHL leaders in even-strength goals (2nd; 9), face-offs won (4th; 171), points (t-4th; 20), power-play goals (t-4th; 4), power-play points (t-5th; 8) and face-offs taken (t-6th; 278). The No. 1 overall pick from the 2009 NHL Draft (by NYI), who recorded his 1,100th career point in his 1,171st game (March 20 at NYR: 2-1—3), shares 10th place in the League with 35 goals through 67 total appearances this season (35-34—69) and additionally is tied for seventh place with eight game-winning tallies.
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Third Star – Jordan Binnington (G – STL)
Binnington won eight of his nine starts (8-2-0, 2.21 GAA, .910 SV%) to help the Blues (40-28-7, 87 points) climb into the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference on the strength of a League-best 12-2-1 March, highlighted by a nine-game winning streak to close the month. Binnington allowed two or fewer goals in six of his 10 total appearances, making at least 20 saves seven times. He ended the month on a five-game winning streak (March 16-29: 1.58 GAA, .938 SV%), improving to an NHL-leading 10-2-0 (2.09 GAA, .917 SV%) in 12 contests since backstopping Canada to a championship at February’s 4 Nations Face-Off. The 31-year-old Binnington owns a 25-21-4 record (2.70 GAA, .901 SV%, 3 SO) through 51 total games in 2024-25, his third straight (and fourth career) season with at least 25 wins.
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Fourth Star – Gary Simmons & Ann Jun (Fan – SEA)
March’s “Fourth Star” are founding fans of the Kraken, Gary Simmons and Ann Jun. Gary and Ann have attended every Seattle home game and consider themselves “part of the team.” Click here to watch a video that showcases the passion and energy Gary and Ann bring to each game to provide the Kraken with a “Fan Advantage.”
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Today the National Hockey League has announced the Rookie of the Month for the month of March 2025.
Lane Hutson (D – MON)
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson, who paced all rookies with 14 assists and 15 points in 14 games (1-14—15) to lift the Canadiens (34-30-9, 77 points) into the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, has been named the NHL’s “Rookie of the Month” for March.
Hutson edged Philadelphia Flyers right wing Matvei Michkov (5-9—14 in 16 GP), Anaheim Ducks left wing Cutter Gauthier (3-10—13 in 15 GP), St. Louis Blues center Zack Bolduc (8-3—11 in 15 GP), and San Jose Sharks teammates Will Smith (4-7—11 in 13 GP) and Macklin Celebrini (3-8—11 in 13 GP) for the honor.
Hutson, who previously was named “Rookie of the Month” for December, joins Michkov (October and February) as a repeat winner this season. He is the first defenseman to earn the honor multiple times within the same campaign since Nicklas Lidstrom in 1991-92 (November and December w/ DET) and the first Canadiens player at any position with multiple “Rookie of the Month” recognitions in the same season since center Kjell Dahlin in 1985-86 (October and December).
Hutson, a second-round pick (62nd overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, became the first rookie defenseman with at least 14 assists in a single calendar month since Alexei Zhitnik in March 1993 (5‑14—19 in 14 GP w/ LAK). Only two other rookie blueliners since Zhitnik have compiled at least 15 points in a single calendar month: Cale Makar in November 2019 (7-9—16 in 14 GP w/ COL) and Quinn Hughes in February 2020 (2-13—15 in 13 GP w/ VAN).
Hutson additionally ranked among the top three March rookie skaters in total time on ice (1st; 327:08), average time on ice (1st; 23:22), power-play assists (1st; 6), power-play points (t-1st; 6), even-strength assists (3rd; 8), even-strength points (3rd; 9) and plus/minus (t-3rd; +7).
He found the score sheet in nine of his 14 March appearances, including five multi-assist/point performances and his second career three-assist game (March 30 at FLA). His 14 total multi-assist efforts in 2024-25 are tied for the second-most in a season by a rookie blueliner in NHL history, behind just Chris Chelios in 1984-85 (16 w/ MTL).
The 21-year-old Hutson tops all rookies, forwards and defensemen, with 5-54—59 through 73 overall contests in 2024-25. He also leads rookies in assists (54), total time on ice (1,651:16), average time on ice (22:37), even-strength assists (30), power-play assists (24) and power-play points (25).
Only two rookie defensemen in League history have accumulated more assists in a single campaign: Larry Murphy in 1980-81 (60 w/ LAK) and Chelios in 1984-85 (55 w/ MTL). Hutson also is one of 10 rookie blueliners in NHL history with at least 59 points in a season – and the first since Lidstrom in 1991-92 (11-49—60 w/ DET).
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Today the Professional Women’s Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of March 24th through 30th.
First Star – Laura Stacey (F – MON)
Stacey became just the fifth player in PWHL history to record four points in a game when she collected two goals and two assists in Montréal’s 4-1 victory at Minnesota Wednesday. Her first multiple-goal game of the season earns her “3 Stars of the Week” recognition for the third time in five weeks and place her alone in second in the PWHL 3 Stars of the Week standings. The four points marked her best single game of the season, surpassing the 1-2—3 she scored against Toronto Jan. 30. Both of Stacey’s assists set up goals by 3 Stars of the Week standings leader Marie-Philip Poulin; the two have combined on 10 goals this season, the third most by any duo in the PWHL. Stacey had her fourth power-play goal of the season, tied with five others for the league lead, and her third game-winning goal. Each of those scores pushed Stacey past last season’s total in those categories, and the four-point game increased her season’s total to 10-10—20 – surpassing last season’s 10-8–18. With 98 shots on goal, Stacey leads the PWHL and her plus-11 rating is tied for third behind Toronto’s Hannah Miller (+13) and Poulin (+15).
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Second Star – Tereza Vanišová (F – OTT)
Vanišová followed last week’s First Star of the Week honors with a history-making performance Saturday in Ottawa’s 2-1 Takeover Tour triumph over Boston at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Before 8,578 fans, a record crowd for professional women’s hockey in Missouri, Vanišová scored twice in 32 seconds – the fastest two goals by the same player in PWHL history. By scoring at 16:26 and 16:58 of the third period, Vanišová helped the Charge rally for a hugely important victory to remain in the thick of the playoff hunt entering Wednesday’s critical game in Boston. Her performance knocked 17 seconds off the prior mark for the two fastest goals: Boston’s Susanna Tapani scored twice in 49 seconds (at 16:43 and 17:32 of the third period at Minnesota Jan. 2, a game the Frost won, 4-3, in overtime). Vanišová also had an assist in Tuesday’s 6-3 loss to the Sirens: she set up Brianne Jenner for the goal that gave the Charge a 3-0 lead with 4:02 left in the second period before New York roared back with six consecutive scores in the third. With 15-5—20, Vanišová has nearly doubled last season’s point total (2-10—12 with Montréal and Ottawa). She leads Ottawa in goals and points and is tied with Stacey for 10th overall among the PWHL’s scoring leaders.
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Third Star – Daryl Watts (F – TOR)
Watts scored half of her team’s six goals last week, collecting two in Toronto’s 4-2 victory at Boston Wednesday and one in Sunday’s 5-2 loss at Minnesota. The Boston contest marked Watts’ third game of two goals this season; only Poulin, with four, has more. One of her goals at Boston was scored on the power play – Watts’ fourth such goal of the season, tied with five others for the PWHL lead. With eight power-play assists, Watts is third in the league, behind teammates Miller (9) and Renata Fast (11), and her 93 shots trails only the 95 by Boston’s Hilary Knight and the 98 by Stacey. On Sunday, Watts pulled the Sceptres within 4-2 with 12:25 remaining in regulation before Minnesota’s Taylor Heise scored her second goal of the game to crush the comeback with 5:44 to play. Watts has points in five of her past six games, collecting 5-3—8 and 20 shots in that span, and a league-leading eight multi-point games for the season.
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