The Washington Capitals waited 44 long years to claim their first Stanley Cup championship, so you knew it was going to be a party. The Caps were certainly ready for that party on Thursday night in Las Vegas when they clinched the Cup with a Game 5 win over the Golden Knights, and there's video from the locker room to prove it. 

While thousands of Caps fans took to the streets to celebrate in D.C., the team held their own in the locker room at T-Mobile Arena. Alex Ovechkin, who finally got his first Cup and took home the Conn Smythe along with it, was a vessel of raw emotion from the second the final horn sounded. He carried that energy into the locker room along with a pretty great trophy.

It was also the first Stanley Cup title for veteran head coach Barry Trotz, who got plenty of love (and champagne) from his guys in the postgame celebration.

The group came together to happily sing "We Are The Champions" in unison. And while that might be a total cliché, it's also basically become tradition after the clinching game of the Stanley Cup Final at this point. Plus, the Caps have waited long enough for their moment that they're allowed to get away with total cliches. 

And no Stanley Cup celebration is ever complete without drinking out of the bowl, and you can be rest assured that plenty of fluids were consumed in the aftermath of victory. For a hockey player, nothing tastes as sweet as the victory drinks that flow out of the Cup, and to drink from it is one of the greatest honors a player can achieve.

This will be just the beginning for the Caps and their fans, who likely have at least a few weeks of celebrating to do before the high wears off. Hopefully they pace themselves to make it to the parade, but it doesn't seem like a sure bet.