Thousands of sports fans lined the streets of Washington, D.C., Tuesday, to celebrate the city’s championship-winning hockey team. Bus after bus of players, their families and officials rolled down the street along the National Mall while thousands watched and cheered. The Washington Capitals took the Stanley Cup, North American professional hockey’s highest honor, Thursday night in a game against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. It was a history making event: the first championship win for the Caps, a team established 44 years ago. The battle for the Stanley Cup takes place every year after the end of the National Hockey League’s regular season. The two teams that qualify for the final play in a best of seven games series. The NHL includes teams from the United States and Canada.
Title: Thousands Celebrate Washington Capitals' Championship
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/caps_win.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Thousands Celebrate Washington Capitals' Championship' data-article-id='3151'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='20146'>Thousands of sports fans lined the streets of Washington, D.C., Tuesday, to celebrate the city’s championship-winning hockey team.</span> <span data-start-time='20146' data-end-time='33479'>Bus after bus of players, their families and officials rolled down the street along the National Mall while thousands watched and cheered.</span> <span data-start-time='33479' data-end-time='46958'>The Washington Capitals took the Stanley Cup, North American professional hockey’s highest honor, Thursday night in a game against the Las Vegas Golden Knights.</span> <span data-start-time='46958' data-end-time='58500'>It was a history making event: the first championship win for the Caps, a team established 44 years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='58500' data-end-time='68250'>The battle for the Stanley Cup takes place every year after the end of the National Hockey League’s regular season.</span> <span data-start-time='68250' data-end-time='75917'>The two teams that qualify for the final play in a best of seven games series.</span> <span data-start-time='75917' data-end-time='83167'>The NHL includes teams from the United States and Canada.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/caps_win.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10939 data-hint-location='68250' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/what_does_qualify_mean.m4a'>What does qualify mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='fulfill a condition'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/celebrate.m4a'><span>celebrate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/walk_in_a_parade.m4a'><span>walk in a parade</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/fulfill_a_condition.m4a'><span>fulfill a condition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/win_the_stanley_cup.m4a'><span>win the Stanley Cup</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10940 data-hint-location='33479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/what_team_did_the_capitals_beat.m4a'>What team did the Capitals beat?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the Golden Knights'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/the_stanley_cup.m4a'><span>the Stanley Cup</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/the_golden_knights.m4a'><span>the Golden Knights</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/the_penguins.m4a'><span>the Penguins</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/the_broad_street_bullies.m4a'><span>the Broad Street Bullies</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10941 data-hint-location='20146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/the_parade_was_held_on_the__blank__mall.m4a'>The parade was held on the <span class='blank'>National</span> Mall.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='National'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/national.m4a'><span>National</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/washington.m4a'><span>Washington</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/capital.m4a'><span>Capital</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/hockey.m4a'><span>Hockey</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
Sound Name: https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2623/caps_win.m4a
Preview
