10 – Number of four (or more) -game seasons series sweeps the Caps have had since the 2004-05 season lockout. Here they are, chronologically:
Season | Opponent | Number of Games |
2006-07 | Philadelphia | 4 |
2007-08 | Ottawa | 4 |
2008-09 | Tampa Bay | 6 |
2008-09 | N.Y. Islanders | 4 |
2009-10 | Atlanta | 6 |
2009-10 | Florida | 6 |
2009-10 | Pittsburgh | 4 |
2010-11 | N.Y. Islanders | 4 |
2011-12 | Montreal | 4 |
2012-13 | Florida | 4 |
Washington will try to add an eleventh to that list tonight when they host Pittsburgh, whom they’ve beaten in their three previous meetings this season.