Salt Lake Tribune · May 25, 2018
DC relief: Capitals’ run to Stanley Cup Final ends 20-year drought
Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) watches as left wing Alex Ovechkin celebrates while holding the Prince of Wales trophy after the Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 in Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) Washington • Jimmy Patterson was a fresh-faced 22-year-old in the stands at the old Capital Centre in October 1974 when the expansion Washington Capitals won their first NHL game.
As he was leaving, an elderly man from Brooklyn told Patterson he’d always get to say he saw the Capitals’ first win. The man smiled and added, “You can’t lose ‘em all.”