WASHINGTON — The NBC Washington chopper got a rare aerial view of downtown D.C. Thursday as Caps fans gathered around Capital One Arena for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Here’s how that glorious sea of Caps red looks from up there.
![A glorious sea of red fills the streets outside Capital One Arena Thursday evening. (NBC Washington)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chopper4.png)
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![Less than an hour before the puck drops in Vegas, Caps fans were out in force Thursday evening. (Courtesy NBC Washington)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chopper3.png)
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![Less than an hour before the puck drops in Vegas, Caps fans were out in force Thursday evening. (Courtesy NBC Washington)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chopper1.png)
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![A glorious sea of red fills the streets outside Capital One Arena Thursday evening. (NBC Washington)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chopper4-260x174.png)
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![Less than an hour before the puck drops in Vegas, Caps fans were out in force Thursday evening. (Courtesy NBC Washington)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chopper3-260x174.png)
![Less than an hour before the puck drops in Vegas, Caps fans were out in force Thursday evening. (Courtesy NBC Washington)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/chopper1-260x174.png)