Capitals Fans Make the Trip to Tampa for Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

Photo: @bwilk27

Washington Capitals fans have waited 20 years for this moment. Their team has made it to the Eastern Conference Finals and hundreds, if not thousands, of Capitals fans made the trip down to the sunshine state for Games 1 and 2.

Caps fans have been known to travel well over the last several seasons. Friday morning, fans flew out of BWI, Ronald Reagan and Dulles Airport to Tampa Bay to cheer on their Capitals!

Via @dcairports

Hey @FlyTPA: Game. On. We’re sending a plane full of enthusiastic @Capitals fans your way! #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/YOUTqywxlJ

— MWAA (@dcairports) May 11, 2018

Via @AndrewTrull

We’re #ALLCAPS at @Reagan_Airport this morning for @SouthwestAir‘s flight to @FlyTPA! Sending a plane full of @Capitals fans south, rally towels in hand. pic.twitter.com/DWO82PBJcP

— Andrew W. Trull (@AndrewTrull) May 11, 2018

At DCA @dcairports with my “hockey spouse” Andy waiting to board DCA-TPA on @SouthwestAir for tonight’s game. Go Caps! Give us some retweet love @Capitals @NoVa_Caps @russianmachine @CourtneyNBCS @Laughlin18 @JoeBpXp @VogsCaps @ikhurshudyan @TarikNBCS @nbcwashington @WaltonCaps pic.twitter.com/PqbtrUoLK6

— Thomas Schaller (@schaller67) May 11, 2018

Eight there with you bud. pic.twitter.com/OORuihvU3D

— Brett Wilkinson (@bwilk27) May 11, 2018

One lucky fan even got to meet Rob Carlin of NBC Sports Washington

This is my new buddy Martin.. He was on my plane.. Huge #Caps fan & hockey player.. Asked his dad for tix to a TB playoff game in ECF.. Had no idea he’d see his team in Round 3.. Lucky kid! Least they can do is win for him.. #ALLCAPS #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/hZL0CGjjnt

— Rob Carlin (@RobCarlinNBCS) May 10, 2018

Brian McNally of The Sports Capitol also was able to confirm a large contingent of Caps fans on his flight.

Handful of #Caps fans on this plane to Tampa. Already got their gear on for Game 1. Hardest of the hard cores.

— Brian McNally (@bmcnally14) May 11, 2018

https://www.instagram.com/p/BipUClngU29/?tagged=allcaps

Whether the folks in Tampa Bay like it or not, there will be A LOT red!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BipTcsMh_qd/?tagged=rockthered

Let’s go Caps! @Capitals #ALLCAPS #RockTheRed #Caps #NHL #UnleashTheFury
#LetsGoCaps #NHL #WashingtonDC #AuthenticFan #StanleyCup #DCSports #NHLECF #CreateHistory #CapsBolts 🇺🇸🏒 pic.twitter.com/eJJ7Oa7AqT

— Doc Ricky (@TheLoneSailor96) May 11, 2018