Top 10 Capitals moments of 2021

#5 Capital One Arena opening up to fans

In late April we finally got to see fans in the stands at Capital One Arena. Although it was a small capacity with the COVID restrictions, it was refreshing hearing real crowd noise and not the fake ones. Cardboard cutouts? Funny at first but now a thing of the past and hopefully it stays that way.

The Caps won the game that night over the New York Islanders 1-0 on a goal by Daniel Sprong 1:29 into the contest.

Stars and Sticks caught up with two fans at the time who were at the game. Jenn described being back as having that sense of anticipation come to life:

"“You just had this sense of anticipation in the air once you got inside. Excitement. People laughing and talking. You could hear the excitement in their voices.”"

TJ Poole said the fans didn’t skip a beat:

"“The atmosphere is exactly what you would expect. It’s almost like the fans didn’t miss a beat with not being able to attend games for so long. LETS GO CAPS chants were happening almost every minute of the game. It’s almost like taking a breath of fresh air and being right where you belong. Even being at 10% capacity, it felt like a playoff game.”"