.286 – Capitals’ individual game winning percentage when they have three wins in a playoff series during the Ovechkin Era, via a 4-10 record. Here’s a breakdown, by series:
Year | Round | Opponent | Record with Three Wins | Series Result |
2008 | First | Philadelphia | 0-1 | L, 3-4 |
2009 | First | N.Y. Rangers | 1-0 | W, 4-3 |
2009 | Second | Pittsburgh | 0-1 | L, 4-3 |
2010 | First | Montreal | 0-3 | Let’s not talk about it |
2011 | First | N.Y. Rangers | 1-0 | W, 4-1 |
2012 | First | Boston | 1-1 | W, 4-3 |
2012 | Second | N.Y. Rangers | 0-1 | L, 4-3 |
2013 | First | N.Y. Rangers | 0-2 | L, 4-3 |
2015 | First | N.Y. Islanders | 1-1 | W, 4-3 |
2015 | Second | N.Y. Rangers | ??? | ??? |
All-time, the Capitals are 12-24 with a chance to close out a best-of-seven series. They’ll have up to three chances to add one to the win column against the Rangers this time around, with that first opportunity coming tonight in Manhattan.