Tuesday night, Brett and I, joined by friends, Andy and Matt Spray, went down to the Verizon Center to cheer the Washington Capitals on to victory!
We hadn't been to a game since the 2005-2006 season, and things had really changed! First of all, there were fans... in DC... rooting for the Capitals!!! The sea of red shirts was overwhelming, and they weren't Devils or Red Wings or Carolina jerseys - they were Caps fans! And, wait maybe I should also mention (for those of you who don't know) it is NOT the playoffs! This was a regular season game, on a Tuesday! I don't think I have ever been to a Tuesday game that had more than 2000 people in attendance (most of which were people holding free tickets, family of the players, and the few die hard fans left in this city - read: Mary BeVard).
The other big change was the awesome level of play! The Caps out shot the Hurricain's almost 2 to 1, and most of the play took place in our offensive zone. The game was huge for the Caps because they are fighting for a place in the standings that will get them into the playoffs.
To add to the great night, when we left at the end of the game (won by the Caps 4-1), we got to our car and didn't have a ticket, eventhough we were parked in a 2-hour zone. All in all, it was a great night!!!
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