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Metro promises special TJ Oshie SmarTrip card if Caps win Stanley Cup

WASHINGTON — One of Metro’s faithful riders may end up with a commemorative SmarTrip card — if he brings home the Stanley Cup. In a Tuesday morning tweet, Metro congratulated Caps forward T.J. Oshie on Monday night’s victory and hinted at honoring the 31-year-old in a commemorative fare card.

Oshie and Matt Niskanen have been spotted riding the Metro twice in the past three days.  Oshie rode the Metro before Monday’s game and even stopped to fill up his fare card, because he didn’t have enough money stored on his SmarTrip card.   Oshie scored in the first period during Monday night’s game and Caps defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2. As the Caps locked in a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final Monday, an Oshie-themed SmarTrip card may soon be in the horizon. Game 5 will take place Thursday at 8 p.m. in Las Vegas.

Washington Capitals release 2026-27 schedule

The Washington Capitals have released their 2026-27 regular season schedule, and the expanded 84-game campaign begins with a date with the defending champs in their own barn. The Capitals open their season Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center before heading to Tampa to face the Lightning the very next day, the team announced Thursday. That is the first of 14 sets of back-to-back games for the Caps.
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