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PHOTOS: A look back at the Capitals’ historic season

Dan Friedell | dfriedell@wtop.com

June 13, 2018, 3:00 PM

The crowd reacts to the appearance of star Alex Ovechkin on stage. Ovechkin was the Final MVP. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals won the 2017-18 NHL season title, bringing the Stanley Cup to the District for the first time.

But the season was not without its injuries, difficulties and milestones. We take a look back on the season that culminated with the Capitals lifting the Cup in Las Vegas and parading it in D.C. a short time later.

The crowd reacts to the appearance of star Alex Ovechkin on stage. Ovechkin was the Final MVP. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of Capitals fans flooded the National Mall on Tuesday, June 12, to celebrate the Capitals championship. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
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The crowd reacts to the appearance of star Alex Ovechkin on stage. Ovechkin was the Final MVP. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
The moment everyone was waiting for: Alex Ovechkin raises the Stanley Cup on the rally stage in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin celebrates on the ice after the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Washington Capitals' Devante Smith-Pelly, left to right, Brett Connolly, and Lars Eller, of Denmark, celebrate their goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period of Game 6 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series Monday, April 23, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. The Capitals defeated the Blue Jackets 6-3. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Washington Capitals goalie Philipp Grubauer, front, reacts after giving up a goal to Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog, back, of Sweden, who celebrates with teammates in the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, celebrates his goal during the first period of a NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Dan Friedell

Dan Friedell is a digital writer for WTOP. He came to the D.C. area in 2007 to work as digital editor for USATODAY.com, and since then has worked for a number of local and national news organizations.

dfriedell@wtop.com

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