The Washington Capitals can finally call themselves Stanley Cup champions, as their 4-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night earned the franchise its first-ever title.
So, naturally, Twitter exploded with love for Alex Ovechkin and Co. Here's a collection of some of the best tweets in the wake of Washington's historic night:
Ovi.... legend.... that guy put in some serious man hours to win the cup
— Mark Stone (@MStoner61) June 8, 2018
Unleash Ovechkin on the Strip immediately.
— Travis Yost (@travisyost) June 8, 2018
Trotz on the correct side of the line at the end of the season. Excellent. pic.twitter.com/HSetbb6xAY
— Kristopher Martel (@kmartel_sports) June 8, 2018
and the Las Vegas Stanley Cup drought continues
— Brian Pickett (@BrianPickett) June 8, 2018
60.5% of the US Population was not alive when Capitals played their first game on 10/9/1974 (Source: US Census Data) pic.twitter.com/U2DNVYsKlS
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 8, 2018
Ovechkin played the long game and just wanted to win in Vegas. Veteran party move
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) June 8, 2018
An Australian ice hockey player just hoisted the Stanley Cup, a real and true sentence. What a time to be alive.
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) June 8, 2018
The Caps fan base has taken a backseat for years but tonight that's over - congrats you guys/gals.
— Jeff Marek (@JeffMarek) June 8, 2018
I’m absolutely dead at everyone turning away from the Stanley Cup to look back at boobs on the glass pic.twitter.com/htPvQ6TWsJ
— DL (@davelozo) June 8, 2018
Ovechkin is going to follow every player who hoists the cup he loves it that much.
— David Alter (@dalter) June 8, 2018
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) June 8, 2018
Just spoke with Ilya Kovalchuk who is beyond happy for his countryman Alex Ovechkin: ``It’s just great, I’m so happy for him, I already texted him to congratulate him. It’s great to see a guy win who gives to the game so much.'' Will have more in my Ovechkin column later tonight
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) June 8, 2018
