Last night, the Washington Capitals won their first ever Stanley Cup championship besting the expansion Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 of the series. The Caps have been in the NHL since 1974.
The most amazing thing about the Caps' triumph is that it came exactly 40 years to the date the Washington Bullets won the NBA Title against the Seattle Super Sonics.
DC residents have their first sports champion since the Redskins won Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. There will be a parade on Tuesday.
This triumph has to be sweet for Alexander Ovechkin who has played with the Caps since 2005.
Although the Capitals' championship has been a long time in coming it is worth remembering the last time DC had a World Series winner was in 1924 when the Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in seven games. This was exactly 50 years before the Capitals took the ice.
Perhaps the Washington Nationals will rectify this in October. But for now DC is the Capitals' town.
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