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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin may not be the most liked player in the NHL, but he found a way to endear himself to a lot of the game's fans. On Saturday night, the Capitals and Florida Panthers faced off, with Washington holding its annual Pride Night before the game. (Cue the justified boos and eye rolls). That means that many players decided to put rainbow tape on their sticks as a show of support. But Ovechkin, and several others, decided not to. They skated onto the ice with their sticks looking normal as most reasonable people would do. Martin...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The Washington Capitals will honor the World Series Champions Washington Nationals at Capital One Arena on Sunday night. The NHL says members of the Nationals, as well as the Commissioner's Trophy, will be in attendance and recognized on the ice during a pre-game ceremony. The White House announced on Friday morning that the "Nationals will be coming to the South lawn on Monday."

The two biggest items in Washington, D.C., crossed paths on Saturday night as Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner posed with the Stanley Cup. It was a matter of pure coincidence as the president's daughter and son-in-law visited D.C. hotspot Café Milano for a date night while Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin was celebrating with the Stanley Cup. The Capitals won the Stanley Cup, the NHL's championship trophy, on Thursday. They defeated the underdog Las Vegas Golden Knights in the series, 4-1, to win their first Cup. The Keeper of the Cup Philip Pritchard, who has traveled with the Cup as...