The Washington Capitals tying Game 5 of their playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period on Saturday wasn’t even the best part of Nicklas Backstrom’s goal. It was actually something else.
Backstrom scored to tie the game at 2. He celebrated with his teammates of course, and one of NBC camera angles showed one particular fan who caught everyone’s attention.
That fan was wearing a “Fire Dan Snyder” T-shirt, which is a reference to the despised Redskins owner. Many took note of the shirt.
Joy on the right side of pic….a dream (for many) on the left side. #Caps #Redskins pic.twitter.com/CpA0Bm4Ywi
— Chris Russell (@Russellmania621) May 7, 2017
(Okay giving up the goal was worth it to see that tshirt)
— sarah sprague (@sarah_sprague) May 7, 2017
Nice "Fire Dan Snyder" T front and center in the slow mo replay
— Greg A. Bedard (@GregABedard) May 7, 2017
Amazing pic.twitter.com/u64h97uCGa
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) May 7, 2017
Good Washington sports fan pic.twitter.com/R4djnkJ6bp
— Deadspin (@Deadspin) May 7, 2017
Washington scored two more goals to take a 4-2 lead in the third. Maybe it was all the momentum from the shirt.
