The Capitals have lit up the entire Washington metropolitan area red with their Stanley Cup win and the affect has reached both former and current DC athletes around the country and world. Here are just some examples of said Caps fever.

Capitals

THEY. DID. IT!!! 🏆 — Brooks Laich (@brookslaich) June 8, 2018

Congrats to the caps, amazing. Couldn’t be happier for the boys. Mix in a water the next couple days. You deserve it — Michael Latta (@Latta17) June 8, 2018

Hey DC!!!

We won the CUP!! — john erskine (@johnerskine04) June 8, 2018

Congratulations 🍾 Washington DC! The scene on F street after the Caps won their first ever Stanley Cup last night was something I’ll never forget. DC is once again a city of champions and they deserve it! #thickandthin #CapsWin #StanleyCup2018 #DCSports pic.twitter.com/im4BCSlZdT — Brent Johnson (@JohnnyGoalie12) June 8, 2018

YEESSSSSSSS! WE DID IT, WOOOOOO. YOU DESERVE THIS DC! #StanleyCupchampions! — OlieKolzig (@OlieKolzig37) June 8, 2018

Congrats to the players, coaches, trainers, owners, and the best fans in the @NHL. WE ARE CHAMPIONS!!! pic.twitter.com/0vzLRfBF9O — Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) June 8, 2018

Nationals

DC!!! Stanley Cup Champs! Fun watching these guys compete. A lot of respect for the guys on the ice! #StanleyCupFinals #ALLCAPS — Trea Turner (@treavturner) June 8, 2018

Congrats not only to the @Capitals and the players, but to the whole City of DC. What a year, what a series, and so well deserved! The Cup is coming to town! @Holts170 you are an absolute stud!🔥 #DMV — Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) June 8, 2018

but seriously the @Capitals just showed us how it’s done. they’ve had to hear a lot of the same questions we get when it comes to the postseason and they just answered all of them. it’s our turn. #OnePursuit — Obi-Sean Kenobi (@whatwouldDOOdo) June 8, 2018

The Cup is coming to DC!!!! Let’s go CAPS!!!!!! #ALLCAPS — Sammy Solis (@Sammy22Solis) June 8, 2018

Thank God I don't have pitch today because last night was nuts… 😳🍾🥂#ALLCAPS #ALLCHAMPS — Max Scherzer (@Max_Scherzer) June 8, 2018

Wizards and Georgetown

Jeff Green with the Air Jordan III and the Ovechkin jersey. Came thru drippin. @unclejeffgreen pic.twitter.com/xKuRHaYlf1 — SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) June 8, 2018

Congratulations to @Capitals for winning the #StanleyCup⁠ ⁠ 🏆!! Proud of my countrymen @JVranaa and Michal Kempný! — Tomas Satoransky (@satoransky) June 8, 2018

Congrats to Caps. The Champs !!

June 7th a great day for our city (1978 & 2018) pic.twitter.com/KxVqek4Whw — Phil Chenier (@PChenier45) June 8, 2018

Redskins

So AGAIN I say who’s going to the Caps parade!??? 😆 Darn one heck of a Job! Capitals 💯NHL🏆 — *Joshua R. Norman (@J_No24) June 8, 2018

GO CAPS — Shay Fields (@trimshay) June 8, 2018

THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT!!! pic.twitter.com/6Ve3uSLLWC — Nick Sundberg (@NickSundberg) June 8, 2018

What time is it? It Rock The Red time. Go CAPS Go 🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒👍👍 Lord Stanley wants the Caps to have his cup — Joe Theismann (@Theismann7) June 7, 2018

CAPS!!!! — Ryan Anderson (@_ryananderson22) June 8, 2018

DC United

Congrats @Capitals & all Cap’s fans! What a time! 👊🏼 — Paul Arriola (@PaulArriola) June 8, 2018

Upset that I was on a flight to Seattle when the caps won, but still happy as hell that they pulled it off!! Congrats @Capitals !! — Jalen Robinson (@JayyBird15) June 8, 2018

Congrats to DC & the Caps. Hockey is such an emotional game. Congrats to Ovechkin. One of my favorite athletes to watch compete. — Bobby Boswell (@bobbyboswell) June 8, 2018

How can you not love Ovechkin? Congrats to all my friends down in DC who have been waiting a long time for this. Side note: The handshake and trophy ceremony in hockey has to be the best in all of sports. — Alecko Eskandarian (@alecko11) June 8, 2018

Kastles

Believe it or not, this is just a sample of the support. Post any other examples you’ve found in the comments.