With the Washington Capitals having just celebrated the second anniversary of winning their first Stanley Cup, we thought we might look back at a peculiar aspect of playoff hockey and the Caps’ experience in it – overtime playoff hockey. For instance, did you know…
– 1988: Game 7 of the Patrick Division semi-final. Capitals 5 – Flyers 4 (Dale Hunter).
– 1990: Game 5 of the Patrick Division final. Capitals 2 – at Rangers 1 (John Druce).
– 1998: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Capitals 3 – at Bruins 2 (Brian Bellows).
– 1998: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final. Capitals 3 – at Sabres 2 (Joe Juneau).
– 2012: Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Capitals 2 – at Bruins 1 (Joel Ward).
– 2017: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Capitals 2 – at Maple Leafs 1 (Marcus Johansson).
– 2018: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semi-final. Capitals 2 – at Penguins 1 (Evgeny Kuznetsov).
– 1987: Game 7 of the Patrick Division semi-final. Capitals 2 – Islanders 3 (Pat Lafontaine).
– 2001: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Capitals 3 – at Penguins 4 (Martin Straka).
– 2003: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Capitals 1 – Lightning 2 (Martin St. Louis)
– 2015: Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-final. Capitals 1 – at Rangers 2 (Derek Stepan).
– 2016: Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semi-final. Capitals 3 – at Penguins 4 (Nick Bonino)
– 2019: Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarter-final. Capitals 3 – Hurricanes 4 (Brock McGinn).