WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fans poured onto the streets on Thursday night after the Washington Capitals won the National Hockey League’s coveted Stanley Cup with a 4-3 defeat of Las Vegas’s Golden Knights in Game 5.
Fans fill the steps of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington as they watch a telecast of the Stanley Cup finals in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2018. REUTERS/David Shepardson
Cars were honking in rhythmic succession as fans on the streets of D.C., cheered: “let’s go Caps.”
Fans climbed light poles and an arch near the Capital One Arena in D.C., after watching the Vegas-played game on big screen televisions in local bars packed to capacity.
Minutes before, thousands of fans crowded around the arena amid a heavy police presence, and cheered “we want the cup” and “let’s go Caps” as the final seconds ticked down.
Police had earlier brought in heavy trucks and closed off numerous blocks around the arena as fans watched the game broadcast from Las Vegas.
Then the crowd cheered even louder as television images showed the Stanley cup being brought out.
“Now I can die in peace,” read a sign held up by fans celebrating on the streets of the U.S. capital.
Thousands of fans celebrate Washington's NHL victory in the streets
Fans fill the steps of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington as they watch a telecast of the Stanley Cup finals in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2018. REUTERS/David Shepardson
Cars were honking in rhythmic succession as fans on the streets of D.C., cheered: “let’s go Caps.”
Fans climbed light poles and an arch near the Capital One Arena in D.C., after watching the Vegas-played game on big screen televisions in local bars packed to capacity.
Minutes before, thousands of fans crowded around the arena amid a heavy police presence, and cheered “we want the cup” and “let’s go Caps” as the final seconds ticked down.
Police had earlier brought in heavy trucks and closed off numerous blocks around the arena as fans watched the game broadcast from Las Vegas.
Then the crowd cheered even louder as television images showed the Stanley cup being brought out.
“Now I can die in peace,” read a sign held up by fans celebrating on the streets of the U.S. capital.
Thousands of fans celebrate Washington's NHL victory in the streets
