5 – Number of players who have appeared in every Capitals–Rangers playoff game (all 26 of ’em) over the past six seasons: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green for Washington and Henrik Lundqvist and Dan Girardi for New York.
Here’s how the skaters have fared:
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% |
| Ovechkin | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 118 | 8.5 |
| Green | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 62 | 8.1 |
| Backstrom | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 3.8 |
| Girardi | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 2.6 |
And King Henrik:
| Player | Wins | Losses | Goals Against | Shots Against | Saves | Save Percentage | Goals Against Average | Shutouts |
| Lundqvist | 12 | 14 | 57 | 768 | 711 | .926 | 2.10 | 3 |
Oh, and there’s this one last little nugget…
Ovechkin has scored more goals than any other player vs Lundqvist: 26 in 55 gms, incl playoffs. #NYR Quest for the Cup: 8 pm, @MSGNetworks
— Elias Sports Bureau (@EliasSports) April 28, 2015
If familiarity breeds contempt, get ready for some hate.