NHL players, hockey fans show Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals love after capturing first Stanley Cup



Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals have silenced all the critics as they captured their first Stanley Cup in franchise history on Thursday night in Las Vegas. The two teams went back and forth all night long and it was actually Vegas who took the lead into the final period of play, but thanks to two huge goals from Devante Smith-Pelly and Lars Eller in the third period.

With it being the biggest accomplishment of Ovechkin’s career and the biggest accomplishment in Capitals history, the entire hockey world showed the Conn Smythe Trophy winner and the team lots of love after the victory.





Every year analysts and fans always tend to pick the Capitals going into the postseason based on their dominance throughout the regular season but every year they would let those who picked them down by falling extremely short. Well, they can forget about all of the mistakes they’ve made in previous years because they’re officially Stanley Cup champions and the rest of the NHL showed them love.



So many things to celebrate:

-Knights with an iconic inaugural season

-Capitals bring home the Cup

-Ovi’s legacy ☑️ #StanleyCup — Hilary Knight (@HilaryKnight) June 8, 2018 Wow TJ Oshie with the feels!! 🙌 — jason demers (@jasondemers5) June 8, 2018 Congrats to the @Capitals on winning the Stanley cup! — Andrew Shaw (@shawz15er) June 8, 2018 Congratulations to the @Capitals and their fans on winning their 1st Stanley Cup! Really happy for the guys in that room, they have been through a lot and deserve this moment. — Daniel Winnik (@Danwinnik34) June 8, 2018

And a huge congrats to the @Capitals on winning the Cup, well deserved after so much playoff adversity over the years — Matt Duchene (@Matt9Duchene) June 8, 2018 Ovi.... legend.... that guy put in some serious man hours to win the cup — Mark Stone (@MStoner61) June 8, 2018 Mission accomplished. A post shared by SportsCenter (@sportscenter) on Jun 7, 2018 at 8:23pm PDT

Congrats on getting your name on the #StanleyCup, @Capitals! We hope to join you soon.



Reeeaaal soon. — San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) June 8, 2018

Congrats to the @capitals on an incredible run and a well-earned #StanleyCup.



We went out to the best. See you soon. ⚡️🦅 — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 8, 2018

Good luck Washington, trying to find a place to do something in the middle of desert tonight. #StanleyCup — Gerry Dee (@gerrydee) June 8, 2018



Ovechkin has waited 13 long years for this moment and his wait is finally over.

Congratulations to the Washington Capitals.