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.