query: when did the capitals last won the stanley cup

pos: Washington Capitals Scouts. Since purchasing the team in 1999, Leonsis revitalized the franchise by drafting star players such as Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green and Braden Holtby. The 2009–10 Capitals won the franchise's first Presidents' Trophy for being the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. They won it a second time in 2015–16, and did so for a third time the following season in 2016–17. In addition to eleven division titles and three Presidents' Trophies, the Capitals have reached the Stanley Cup Finals twice (in 1998 and 2018), winning in 2018. The Capitals have retired

pos: Lars Eller traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for two second-round picks in 2017 and 2018 on 24 June 2016. On 10 February 2018, Eller signed a five-year, $17.5 million contract extension with the Capitals. On 7 June 2018 Eller won his first Stanley Cup when the Capitals defeated the first-year Vegas Golden Knights in five games. Eller scored the Cup-clinching goal, and finished the playoffs with seven goals and 18 points in 24 games. He became the first NHL player born in Denmark to win a Stanley Cup. Lars Eller grew up in Rødovre, Denmark. His father, Olaf Eller, is

pos: Lars Eller Lars Eller Lars Fosgaard Eller (born 8 May 1989), is a Danish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round, 13th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He later joined the Montreal Canadiens before being traded to the Capitals in 2016. He became the first person born in Denmark to win the Stanley Cup when the Capitals won in 2018, notably scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal. During the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Eller was selected thirteenth overall by the

pos: Jay Beagle Jay Beagle Jay Beagle (born October 16, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). As an undrafted free agent, he originally played with the Washington Capitals. When the Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup, he became the first player to win the Kelly Cup (ECHL), Calder Cup (AHL), and the Stanley Cup (NHL). Beagle played for the Calgary Royals of the AJHL in 2003–04 and 2004–05. He then played for the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2005–06 and 2006–07. Beagle played for the Idaho Steelheads of

pos: 2018 Stanley Cup Finals 2018 Stanley Cup Finals The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2017–18 season, and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win their first championship in their 44th season. The Vegas Golden Knights made the Finals in their first season, while this was the second Finals appearance for the Capitals. This was the first Finals series since 2007 where neither team had previously won the Stanley Cup and the third consecutive year

pos: Nathan Walker waivers by the Capitals. The next day he was claimed by the Edmonton Oilers. On 19 December, the Oilers placed Walker on waivers, and was then re-claimed off waivers by the Capitals the day after. Walker made his playoff debut during Game six of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the first Australian to play and record a point in the NHL playoffs. Walker would later go on to win the Stanley Cup with the Capitals, to become the first Australian hockey player to win the Stanley Cup. However, Walker did not qualify to have his

pos: 1997–98 Washington Capitals season of their series against the Bruins and Sabres. However, they were no match for the defending cup champs, the Detroit Red Wings, who won in a four-game sweep. After this season, none of Washington's "big four" professional sports team would ever make the semi-final playoff round until the Capitals themselves returned to the Conference finals in 2018. The WNBA's Washington Mystics reached the semifinals in 2002 and 2017, but never reached the WNBA Finals. Finally, after 20 years, the Capitals returned to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in franchise history and won their first Stanley Cup. The

pos: Stanley Cup the Stanley Cup was brought to the hospital where the crash survivors were recuperating on April 15, and for the latter, the it was presented to "Capital Gazette" employees at their temporary office on July 3. Chandler Stephenson of the 2018 champion, the Washington Capitals, has also planned to show the Stanley Cup to the Broncos again for his day with the trophy, and did so in late August. The regulations set down by Lord Stanley call for two Trustees, who had the sole, joint right to govern the Cup and the conditions of its awarding until 1947, when they

pos: Alexander Ovechkin in franchise history. He won the Conn Smythe trophy, awarded to the most valuable player for his team in the playoffs. In the 2018 playoffs, according to then Capitals coach Barry Trotz: On 7 June 2018 Ovechkin won his first Stanley Cup, leading his team to victory over the Vegas Golden Knights 4–3 in game 5 of the finals. The Stanley Cup victory was the first in the Capitals 44-year franchise history. He scored the first Stanley Cup Finals goal of his 13-year, 1,121-game NHL career on 30 May 2018, in game 2 against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile

pos: André Burakovsky missing 10 playoff games, and going pointless upon returning, Burakovsky scored two goals in Game 7 against the Tampa Bay Lightning to help send the Capitals to the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals. He admitted to hiring a sports psychologist, saying, "I think when I'm doing something bad, I'm thinking about it for a long time, and it just sits in my head. That's something I have to work on in the summer." Despite his struggles, Burakovsky won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals on 7 June 2018. André Burakovsky André Burakovsky (also stylized as Burakowsky; born 9 February 1995) is

pos: Michal Kempný Lightning on a wrist shot from the point. He won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals on June 7, 2018. Michal Kempný Michal Kempný (born 8 September 1990) is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in 2018. Kempný played as a youth in Czech Republic with HC Dyje Břeclav and made his professional debut in the Slovak Extraliga with HK 36 Skalica. Moving to play more competitively, Kempný played for HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga. After seven seasons

pos: Sports in Washington, D.C. Capitals advanced in the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs, and no team had won a league championship since the Redskins defeated the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. However, in 2018, those streaks were broken when the Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in game 5 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals. These teams are also known for having spectacular regular seasons followed by demoralizing playoff losses. The area is home to two regional sports television networks, NBC Sports Washington, which is based in Bethesda, Maryland, and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. The following table shows the sports teams in

pos: Pheonix Copley He made the first start of his NHL career on January 21 against the Winnipeg Jets, where the Blues lost 5–3. After he was returned to the Wolves, on February 27, 2017, Copley was traded back to the Capitals in a deadline trade along with Kevin Shattenkirk in exchange for Zach Sanford, Brad Malone, a 2017 first-round pick, and a conditional second-round pick in 2019. Copley was called up to the NHL during the Capitals 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs run and although he did not play during the playoffs, he stayed with the team as they won the 2018 Stanley

pos: Brooks Orpik April 23, 2018. In the post-season, on May 30, 2018, Orpik scored the game-winning goal in game two of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals. On June 7, 2018, Orpik and the Washington Capitals went on to win the Stanley Cup against the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. This was the first Stanley Cup for the Capitals and the second finals victory for Orpik. On June 22, 2018, less than three weeks after winning the Stanley Cup for the second time, and due to salary cap considerations, Orpik was traded by the Capitals to the Colorado Avalanche alongside goaltender Philipp

pos: Braden Holtby Braden Holtby Braden Holtby (born September 16, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He received the 2016 Vezina Trophy after posting a 48–9–7 record and .922 save percentage during the 2015–16 NHL season. Holtby won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in 2018. Holtby spent his junior career with the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Blades struggled through his first two seasons with the team, and Holtby managed only 42 wins in 115 games. However, in his last WHL season, after

pos: Barry Trotz hockey operations department, he wanted to remain coaching. Eventually the Washington Capitals, the same team that gave Trotz his first opportunities in professional hockey, hired him on May 26, 2014. On February 28, 2017, Trotz recorded his 700th win with a 4–1 victory over the New York Rangers, and became the sixth NHL coach to reach 700 wins. On June 7, 2018, Trotz and the Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in five games in the Stanley Cup Finals, and won his first Stanley Cup for the first time as head coach after 19 seasons, the longest such wait in

pos: Evgeny Kuznetsov Evgeny Kuznetsov Yevgeny Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov (; born 19 May 1992) is a Russian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has represented Russia in junior and senior level competitions on numerous occasions, winning gold medals at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, as well as at the 2012 IIHF World Championship and 2014 IIHF World Championship. Kuznetsov won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018 and was the highest scoring player in the 2018 Stanley Cup

pos: Craig Patrick 1940 (player) Craig Patrick – Pittsburgh Penguins 1991, 1992 (general manager) Chris Patrick (Craig's cousin, grandson of Murray) - Washington Capitals 2018 (director of player personnel) Dick Patrick (Craig's cousin, son of Murray) - Washington Capitals 2018 (president) Other family members: Glenn (Craig's brother) – never won the Stanley Cup. Curtiss (Craig's nephew) – minor league hockey player in the AHL and ECHL. Patrick was named "The Sporting News" Executive-of-the-Year in 1998 and 1999. He is the third generation of his family to have his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup and the third generation to be enshrined in the

pos: Evgeny Kuznetsov the Capitals re-signed Kuznetsov (a restricted free agent) to an eight-year, $62.4 million contract worth $7.8 million per season. In 24 playoff games in 2018, Kuznetsov had 12 goals and 20 assists for a total of 32 points, second only to Evgeni Malkin in 2009 among players in the last 25 seasons of Stanley Cup playoffs. Kuznetsov’s series-clinching overtime winner in Game 6 against Pittsburgh secured the Capitals’ first berth in the Eastern Conference Final since 1998, ending years of playoff failure against the Penguins. His four assists in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals made him only the

pos: Devante Smith-Pelly Devante Smith-Pelly Devante Malik Smith-Pelly (born June 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round, 42nd overall, of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Smith-Pelly plays in the style of a power forward and is known for his hitting, forechecking abilities. Smith-Pelly is a Stanley Cup champion, having won the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals with the Washington Capitals. Smith-Pelly began his major junior career in 2008–09, recording 25 points over 57 games with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors of

pos: Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 20, 2018, during the first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Jets displayed survivor Matthieu Gomercic, a forward for the Humboldt Broncos, on the jumbotron of Bell MTS Place, drawing a raucous standing ovation from the crowd. As the first round of the playoffs progressed, the Stanley Cup was also brought to the hospital where the injured players were to improve their spirits. Two months later, after the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup, Chandler Stephenson, who knew some of the people on the Broncos team, stated his intent to spend his day with the Stanley

pos: 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the Wings' ninth Stanley Cup, and the most recent time when a Finals concluded with a sweep (as of 2018). This was also the last time until that a Stanley Cup Finals ended after an NBA Finals in the same season had concluded. Detroit coach Scotty Bowman won his eighth Stanley Cup in that capacity (having previously done so with the Montreal Canadiens in , , , , and , the Pittsburgh Penguins in , and the Wings the previous year), tying him with former Canadiens coach Toe Blake for the record of most Cups won by a coach

pos: Nicklas Bäckström Nicklas Bäckström Nicklas Bäckström (; born 23 November 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bäckström was selected fourth overall by the Capitals at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, and has since gone on to become Washington's all-time franchise leader in assists. Bäckström won his first Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018. Bäckström was born and raised in Valbo, Sweden. His father, Anders, was a professional ice hockey player, who won a championship with the Brynäs and retired shortly after Bäckström was born. His

pos: National Hockey League rivalries their second playoff confrontation in the Ovechkin-Crosby era in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs with the Penguins winning in six games, again preceding Pittsburgh's fourth Stanley Cup title. In 2017, the Capitals and Penguins met again in the second round. Pittsburgh gained a 3–1 series lead only to see Washington win the next two games. The Penguins would shut out the Capitals at Verizon Center in Washington to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and eventually the franchise's fifth Stanley Cup. The 2 teams would again face off in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs in the second round for the

pos: Travis Boyd (ice hockey) Washington Capitals signed Boyd to a two-year, entry-level contract, beginning in the 2015–16 season. Boyd signed a tryout agreement for the Capitals' AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears for the remainder of the 2014–15 season. He played two games for the Bears, registering a goal and an assist. Boyd re-signed with the Capitals on July 5, 2017. He made his NHL debut on December 4, 2017, due to injuries to the Capitals regular line up. He recorded his first career NHL point against the Philadelphia Flyers on March 18, 2018. He won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals on June 7,

pos: Capital One Arena venue also hosted both the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals and the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals, the latter of which saw the Capitals win the first Stanley Cup championship in team history, and the first major sports championship to Washington D.C. since the 1992 Washington Redskins. When the arena opened, there was concern that it would lead to the displacement of Chinese businesses and culture in the area that is the city's Chinatown. The surrounding area has indeed been dramatically gentrified, and most of the Chinese residents and businesses who lived and operated in the neighborhood when the arena first opened

pos: Sports in Washington, D.C. to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 20 years. Led by Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals continued this story by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in seven games to claim the title as Eastern Conference champions for the 2017-18 NHL season and the second title in franchise history. Then on June 7, 2018 the Capitals beat the Vegas Golden Knights in five games to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. In addition to their two Eastern Conference Championships, the Capitals have won three Presidents' Trophies and claimed 11 division titles. The team won four straight division

pos: 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs series, and the most recent series being in the 1992 Patrick Division Semifinals which Pittsburgh won in seven games after erasing a 3-1 deficit. Until 2018, this was the only time the Capitals had defeated the Penguins in their first ten playoff matchups. Game six was the final playoff game in the Montreal Forum. This was the first playoff series between these two teams. This was the eighth playoff series between these two teams, with Toronto winning five of the seven previous series. They last met in the 1986 Division Semifinals which Toronto won in three games. Game six was

pos: Super Bowl XXVI this feat: the New York Giants (Phil Simms in Super Bowl XXI, Jeff Hostetler in Super Bowl XXV, and Eli Manning in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI) and the Green Bay Packers (Bart Starr in the first two Super Bowls, Brett Favre in Super Bowl XXXI, and Aaron Rodgers in Super Bowl XLV). This was the last major professional championship won by a D.C.-based team until the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in 2018. Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXVI, Super Bowl XXVI Play Finder Was, Super Bowl XXVI Play Finder Buf Completions/attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted The following

pos: Alexander Ovechkin the history of the NHL. In 2017, Ovechkin was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players of all-time. Ovechkin won his first Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in 2018, and also won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. Internationally Ovechkin has represented Russia in multiple tournaments. His first IIHF tournament was the 2002 World U18 Championship. The following year he made his debut at the World Junior Championship, helping Russia win the gold medal. He played two more years at the World Juniors, as well as once more at

pos: Brooks Orpik Brooks Orpik Richard Brooks Orpik (born September 26, 1980) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is an alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2009, and won his second Stanley Cup with Washington nearly a decade later in 2018. As the oldest player on the team, his Russian teammates fondly refer to him as "Batya" ("father" or "dad") and is one of the most respected players on the team. Orpik was born in San Francisco, California a few

pos: Nathan Walker Passed over in the previous two NHL Entry Drafts, Walker was selected by the Washington Capitals in the third round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the first Australian selected in an NHL draft. After a few years in the AHL, Walker joined the Capitals in 2017, the first Australian to play in the NHL. He was placed on waivers and claimed by the Edmonton Oilers in the same season, but was re-acquired by the Capitals after only two games with the Oilers, and won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018. Walker began playing hockey at age six

pos: Jakub Vrána Jakub Vrána Jakub Vrána (born 28 February 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League. Vrána was selected by the Capitals in the first round (13th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. He won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals 2018. Vrána made his Elitserien debut playing with Linköpings HC during the 2012–13 season. After the 2014 draft, Vrána signed his first NHL contract with the Capitals, a three-year entry level deal on 15 July 2014. On 29 November 2016, he received his first NHL callup from the Hershey

pos: Tatyana Ovechkina a candidate for inducation into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Ovechkina is the mother of professional ice hockey winger Alexander Ovechkin, who plays in the NHL for the Washington Capitals. He was selected 1st overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He won the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player in 2008, 2009 and 2013. Alexander also won a Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018. Tatyana Ovechkina Tatyana Nikolaevna Ovechkina (; maiden name: Kabayeva) (born 19 March 1950) is a former Soviet Russian basketball player who played for a national team that won two Olympic gold medals,

pos: National Hockey League rivalries an inter-division rivalry from 1993 to 2013, and intradivisional the other seasons. In total, the two teams have met 11 times in the playoffs. Despite trailing in 9 of the 11 series, Pittsburgh has won all but the 1994 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals and the 2018 Eastern Conference Second Round, both series Pittsburgh were heavily favored. The teams first met in the 1991 Patrick Division Finals, when the Penguins defeated the Capitals in 5 en route to capturing the Stanley Cup. In fact, all 6 Stanley Cups championship seasons combined between Washington and Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh has 5 of them), have involved

neg: Capitals–Rangers rivalry took Games 1 and 3 2–1 and 6–0 respectively. The Capitals took the next three games to defeat the Rangers in six games, but the Capitals lost against the eventual Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins. In 1992, both teams made the playoffs with the top two regular season records, but both lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins who won another Stanley Cup that year. In 1994, the two would meet for the last time until 2009. The Rangers won the President's Trophy that year and swept the Islanders in the first round while the Capitals defeated the Penguins in six games. The

neg: Ice hockey in Ottawa played in the first Stanley Cup playoffs against the Montreal Victorias, played in Montreal. In 1897 Ottawa HC rival Ottawa Capitals would play in Stanley Cup challenge against Montreal Victorias. In 1901, the Ottawa Hockey Club won its first Canadian championship in the Canadian Amateur Hockey League, but did not challenge for the Stanley Cup. In 1902, the Ottawa Hockey Club first used the nickname 'Senators'. In 1903, the Ottawa Senators won their first Stanley Cup at the Dey's Arena. The individual players each received a silver nugget, and the team picked up the nickname of the "Silver Seven". From

neg: 1998 Stanley Cup Finals off the Stanley Cup 1998 Stanley Cup Finals The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1997–98 season, and the culmination of the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Western Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. It was the 105th year of the Stanley Cup being contested. The series was the Capitals' first appearance in a Stanley Cup Final since the franchise's inception in 1974. The Red Wings won the series for the second year in a row, four

neg: 1998 Stanley Cup Finals 1998 Stanley Cup Finals The 1998 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 1997–98 season, and the culmination of the 1998 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested by the Western Conference champion and defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings and the Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals. It was the 105th year of the Stanley Cup being contested. The series was the Capitals' first appearance in a Stanley Cup Final since the franchise's inception in 1974. The Red Wings won the series for the second year in a row, four games to none. It

neg: 2017–18 Washington Capitals season 2017–18 Washington Capitals season The 2017–18 Washington Capitals season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. They played their home games at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. They were led by head coach Barry Trotz in his fourth season as coach of the Capitals. The Capitals won their first Stanley Cup in organization history, defeating the inaugural-season Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Finals. The team finished the regular season with 105 points, winning the Metropolitan Division for the third year in a row. In the Stanley Cup

neg: 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs streak. The Washington Capitals entered the playoffs as the Eastern Conference regular season champions, earning 107 points. The New York Rangers qualified for the postseason as the eighth seed with 93 points. This was the sixth playoff series between the two franchises; Washington had won three of the previous five meetings between these teams. The two teams had previously met in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, in which the Capitals defeated the Rangers in seven games. In the regular season series, the Rangers held a 3–1–0 record, winning the last three games by a combined score

neg: 2003–04 Washington Capitals season 2003–04 Washington Capitals season The 2003–04 Washington Capitals season was the Capitals's 30th season of play. The team finished in fifth and last-place in the Southeast Division, and fourteenth overall in the Eastern Conference to miss the playoffs. The Capitals were the most penalized team in the League, with 401 power-play opportunities against. They also scored the fewest short-handed goals in the League, with just 4. The Capitals did not qualify for the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. Washington's draft picks at the 2003 NHL Entry Draft held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The Capitals main American Hockey

neg: Brent Gilchrist Stars in the Western Conference final. The grueling series was taken by the Wings in six. The Wings moved on to face the upstart Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final. The experienced Red Wings proved to be too much to handle for the Capitals as Detroit swept the series in four games and won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. Gilchrist's move to Detroit in 1997 paid dividends as he finally won the Stanley Cup after almost 10 years in the NHL. The price of winning the cup was high for Gilchrist, however, as he underwent a serious hernia operation and

neg: 1938 Stanley Cup Finals 2016. It was the last time that the Hawks would win the Stanley Cup at home until 2015, and the last that a Chicago team would win a championship at Chicago Stadium until the Bulls won their second straight NBA championship in 1992. The next time the Blackhawks would win the Stanley Cup at home would be in 2015, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in game six of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals; by this time they had moved into the United Center. The NHL did not see fit to make sure that the Cup was in Chicago

neg: Zach Hamill against the Montreal Canadiens on February 9, 2011. He was recalled to Boston during the playoffs. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup that season. Although he did not qualify to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, he received a Stanley Cup ring. On February 6, 2012, the Boston Bruins placed Hamill on waivers, and he was sent down to Boston's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, Providence Bruins, after he cleared waivers on February 7, 2012. On May 26, 2012 he was traded by the Bruins to the Washington Capitals for forward Chris Bourque. With the 2012 NHL lockout

neg: 1996–97 Detroit Red Wings season highlight was Sergei Fedorov's five-goal performance on December 26, 1996, in a game against the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings won 5–4 in overtime. Fedorov's fifth goal of the game came at 2:39 of the overtime period. On March 26, 1997, the Red Wings–Avalanche brawl continued to fuel the rivalry between the teams. Detroit won that game 6–5 in overtime. The Red Wings won the 1997 Stanley Cup Finals, their first Stanley Cup since the 1954–55 NHL season. Six days after winning the Stanley Cup, tragedy struck when defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov, defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov, and massage therapist Sergei Mnatsakanov were

neg: 1921–22 WCHL season 11–2 to place first. The Capitals defeated the Calgary Tigers 2–1 (1–0, 1–1) in a two-game totals-goals series to determine second place. The Capitals then went on to beat first place Edmonton 3–2 (1–1, 2–1) in the league's first championship series. Regina then advanced to play the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champion Vancouver Millionaires in the Stanley Cup playoffs for the right to play in the Stanley Cup final. The Capitals won the first game but lost the two-game total goals series 2–5 (2–1, 0–4). Vancouver advanced to the Stanley Cup final against the Toronto St. Patricks of the National

neg: Capitals–Rangers rivalry lead in the conference quarterfinals after seeing the Capitals struggle in the first four games. However, the Capitals then dominated the rest of the series outscoring the Rangers 11–4 and winning the series in 7. The Capitals would face the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins again, losing this time in seven games. In 2010, the Rangers did not make the playoffs but the Capitals, even though they won the President's Trophy, in the conference quarterfinals gave up a 3–1 series lead to the Montreal Canadiens. In 2011, the teams met in the conference quarterfinals, with the Rangers as the

neg: 2017–18 Washington Capitals season the first time in franchise history, to earn their first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals since 1998, when they were swept by the Detroit Red Wings. The Capitals faced the first-year Vegas Golden Knights and defeated them in five games to earn the organization's first ever Stanley Cup, while becoming the 100th Stanley Cup champion since 1914. Alexander Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs. The Capitals' preseason schedule was released on June 7, 2017. The team released its regular season schedule on June 22, 2017. The Capitals endured hardships during their first

neg: 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs This was the fifth meeting between these teams; with both teams splitting the four previous series. They last met in the 2008 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which Philadelphia won in seven games. These teams split the four-game regular season series. The Capitals defeated the Flyers in six games. Capitals goalie Braden Holtby shut out the Flyers in game one, stopping all 19 shots he faced in a 2–0 win. In game two, Holtby made 41 saves and a fluke goal by Capitals forward Jason Chimera turned to be the game-winning goal in a 4–1 win. The Capitals scored a franchise record

neg: Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1955) 40–30–12 record, a 17-point improvement over the previous season's total, as Washington qualified for the 1998 playoffs. In the post-season, the fourth-seeded Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins in the first round, then the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals. In the Finals, however, the Capitals were swept in four games by the Detroit Red Wings, who won their second consecutive Stanley Cup. Washington regressed in the subsequent 1998–99 season, going 31–45–6 record and finishing 12th in the Eastern Conference, well out of a playoff spot. The Capitals, however, rebounded in 1999–2000, as they won

neg: 1997–98 Washington Capitals season 1997–98 Washington Capitals season The 1997–98 Washington Capitals season saw the team reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in club history. Peter Bondra's 52 goals led the team; veterans Dale Hunter, Joe Juneau and Adam Oates returned to old form; and Olaf Kolzig had a solid .920 save percentage as the Caps got past the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres (the latter on a dramatic overtime win in Game 6 on a goal by Joe Juneau) en route to the team's first Stanley Cup Finals appearance. The Capitals won six overtime games, three in each

neg: 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs season to finish sixth overall in the Eastern Conference. This was the eighth playoff meeting for these two teams, and the fourth in the last five years, with the Capitals having won four of the seven previous series. This was a rematch of the previous year's Eastern Conference Semifinal, which the Rangers won in seven games. New York won two of the three games in the regular season series. The Rangers advanced to the second round after soundly defeating the Capitals in game seven, 5–0. Game seven was the only one in the series in which the visiting team was

neg: 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs Washington winning the two of the three previous series. They last met in the 1989 Patrick Division Semifinals where Philadelphia won in six games. Philadelphia won this year's four-game regular season series earning five of eight points. The Flyers held off the Capitals in a seven-game series. Washington scored three times in the third period of game one as they overcame a two-goal deficit before Alexander Ovechkin scored the game-winner for the Capitals with just over four and a half minutes remaining in regulation time. Martin Biron made 24 saves as the Flyers won game two 2–0. The Flyers broke

neg: 2004 Stanley Cup Finals deficit to 2–1, Calgary barraged Khabibulin after taking only seven shots in the first two periods. After the Conroy goal, Khabibulin stopped 16 Calgary shots. The series ended as Flames center Marcus Nilson missed a last-second opportunity to force overtime. Tampa Bay won the game, 2–1, and the Stanley Cup. Years indicated in boldface under the "Finals appearance" column signify that the player won the Stanley Cup in the given year. ALL 52 members were included with the full first and full last names on the Presentation Stanley Cup filling the last spot on the Stanley Cup. When the engraver

neg: Bruce Cowick Bruce Cowick Robert Bruce Cowick (born August 18, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues. Cowick was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He began his career with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1974 Stanley Cup playoffs, helping them win the Stanley Cup. He was left exposed for the 1974 NHL Expansion Draft and was claimed by the Washington Capitals. On October 17, 1974, the Capitals won their first game in NHL history, with Cowick picking up

neg: Keith Aucoin run that ended with the Hurricanes being crowned Stanley Cup champions. Aucoin did not have his name added to the cup as he did not play in any of the playoff games, but can be seen on the ice during the celebration and did receive a championship ring. He would go on to play 53 regular season games for the Hurricanes over three seasons, scoring 5 goals and 15 points. On July 3, 2008, Aucoin signed with the Washington Capitals. After attending the Capitals training camp for the 2008–09 season, the Capitals sent Aucoin to their AHL affiliate, the Hershey

neg: Western Canada Hockey League to become the Moose Jaw Sheiks. The Edmonton Eskimos won the regular season standings, but were upset in the playoffs by the second place Regina Capitals. The Capitals then faced the Vancouver Millionaires of the PCHA to determine who would go on to face the Toronto St. Patricks of the NHL for the Stanley Cup. Vancouver won the series against Regina, but lost to Toronto in the Stanley Cup finals. In the next season, the Moose Jaw team folded, but the WCHL returned to Saskatoon with a new franchise, the Saskatoon Crescents, led by Newsy Lalonde. The WCHL and PCHA

neg: Capitals–Penguins rivalry again in the Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round. The Penguins won the Northeast Division and earned the second seed in the newly named Eastern Conference (formerly the Wales Conference), while the Capitals earned the seventh seed. Unlike the previous two meetings, it was the Capitals that won the series 4–2. Washington won Game 1 in Pittsburgh and the next five games were won by the home team. Joe Juneau and Michal Pivonka of the Capitals would post identical stats over the course of the series (3 goals and 4 assists in 6 games). The Capitals were unable to

neg: Jay Beagle New York Rangers, and on November 23, he scored his first NHL goal, an unassisted tally against the Ottawa Senators. Beagle re-signed with the Capitals to a two-year contract on July 15, 2010. In the 2010–11 season, Beagle began the year with the Hershey Bears before he was recalled from the AHL on December 15, 2010. On July 5, 2012, Beagle was signed to a three-year extension with the Capitals. Beagle continued his tenure with the Capitals in further signing another three-year extension worth $5.25 million on June 29, 2015. When the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup on June

neg: 2017–18 Washington Capitals season successful Stanley Cup run through 24 games, and simultaneously became the second Stanley Cup champion to trail at least once in all four playoff rounds (1991 Pittsburgh Penguins) and drop the first two games of the first series at home (2011 Boston Bruins). This also makes such run the third-longest Stanley Cup run, tied with four other runs. Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Capitals. Statistics reflect time with the Capitals only. Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Capitals only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record. The Capitals have been involved in the following

neg: 1925 Stanley Cup Finals be the last team based west of Chicago to win the Cup until the Edmonton Oilers won the trophy in 1984. These were also the last Stanley Cup Final games to be played in Western Canada until the Vancouver Canucks qualified for the 1982 Final. Games one, three and four were held in Victoria. Game two, held in Vancouver, was the last neutral site game in Stanley Cup Final history that did not involve the New York Rangers. Prior to the season, the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) folded and two of its teams, the Cougars and the Vancouver Maroons

neg: Conor Sheary won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3–1 victory against the San Jose Sharks. In the 2016–17 NHL season, Sheary continued to play alongside Sidney Crosby for the entire year, getting 23 goals and 30 assists for 53 points. Sheary got his first 3-point game on January 16, 2017, against the Washington Capitals. The Penguins won the game 8–7 in overtime, with Sheary scoring the overtime winner. The Pittsburgh Penguins later went on to win the Stanley Cup, giving Sheary his second Stanley Cup ring. On July 30, 2017, the Penguins re-signed Sheary to a three-year, $9

neg: 2009 Stanley Cup Finals deadline, the Penguins acquired Chris Kunitz and Bill Guerin from the Anaheim Ducks and the New York Islanders respectively. The Penguins qualified for the playoffs for their third consecutive season. They did not repeat as champions of the Atlantic Division, but earned the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with 99 points. They began the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 15 against their cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers. They beat the Flyers, Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes to earn a second-straight berth in the Stanley Cup Final. Entering the 2008–09 season as the Stanley Cup Champions, the Detroit Red Wings

neg: Capitals–Penguins rivalry the cities of Washington and Pittsburgh, allowing visiting fans of both teams to attend each other's games in fairly large quantities. In addition to the geography and deep playoff history, the emergence of Alexander Ovechkin (Washington) and Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) as two of the NHL's biggest superstars has fueled the rivalry. The two rivals have won the last three Stanley Cups, and all six Stanley Cup championship seasons combined between Washington and Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh has five of them) involved a round against the other team. Starting in the early 1980s, Pittsburgh and Washington had developed some animosity towards each other,

neg: Brian Bellows Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1993. As his career was winding down, Bellows played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Washington Capitals. In the 1997–98 season the Capitals made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, but lost to the Detroit Red Wings. En route to the Eastern Conference championship, Bellows scored the series-clinching overtime goal in the first round in Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. The 1998–99 seasonwas his last. On January 2, 1999, Bellows scored his 1,000th career regular season point, becoming the 54th NHL player to reach that plateau. Bellows was

neg: 2008–09 Washington Capitals season 2008–09 Washington Capitals season The 2008–09 Washington Capitals season is the team's 35th in the National Hockey League. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50–24–8 and a team-record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs 4–3, overcoming a 3–1 series deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals in seven games. Schedule/Results The Washington Capitals won the Southeast Division and qualified for the playoffs for the second

neg: Rally towel used white towels for "Whiteout." The Penguins have also used white towels until they switched to gold towels for "Gold-Out" for the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Stars use them in the playoffs, especially when they won the Stanley Cup in 1999. As the Mighty Ducks, the Ducks referred to their towels as "Fowl Towels". The Ducks' towels are currently orange. The Blackhawks, Bruins, Canadiens, Capitals, Devils, Golden Knights, Kings, Predators, Rangers, Red Wings, Senators, and Sharks also have rally towels. The first team that used rally towels in hockey was in 1982 by the Vancouver Canucks. Canucks fans use

neg: 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs recent appearance came in 1998 where they swept the Washington Capitals in four games. Carolina made their first Finals appearance in their twenty-third season since entering the league in 1979–80. The Hurricanes franchise had last played in a championship series when they were known as the New England Whalers in the WHA in 1978 where they were swept by the Winnipeg Jets. Detroit won both games in this year's regular season series. Despite getting eliminated by the Red Wings in the Western Conference Final, Colorado forward Peter Forsberg led the playoffs in points with 18 assists and 9 goals. Brett

neg: 2018 Stanley Cup Finals games by the Detroit Red Wings in 1998. The Capitals did not make many major offseason transactions with the exception of signing forward Devante Smith-Pelly. Major re-signings during the off-season included forwards T. J. Oshie, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Andre Burakovsky; and goalie Philipp Grubauer. Washington then re-signed Lars Eller during the season. The team was conservative during the trade deadline. Wanting to make a Stanley Cup run with the core players that they already had, they only acquired defensemen Michal Kempny from the Chicago Blackhawks and Jakub Jerabek from the Montreal Canadiens. The Capitals finished the regular season with 105

neg: Joé Juneau the second overtime of the Capitals' four-overtime loss to Pittsburgh. Juneau was also a member of the 1997–98 Capitals squad that reached the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, scoring seventeen points in twenty-one playoff games. He scored the game-winning goal in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals that sent the Capitals to the Stanley Cup Finals. The next season, 1998–99, with the Capitals plagued by injuries and missing the playoffs, Juneau was traded to the Sabres, who reached the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals. Juneau spent the 1999–2000 season with the Ottawa Senators, who signed him largely

neg: Don Awrey part of two Stanley Cup winning teams with the Bruins, in 1970 and 1972. He was also part of the Montreal Canadiens team that won the Stanley Cup in 1976, but did not play in any playoff games that season, and so does not have his name engraved on the cup for that year even though he qualified. In 1972, Awrey was named to Canada's team for the Summit Series, playing in two of the eight games. Awrey's last season in the NHL was 1978–79, when he played for the Colorado Rockies. He now lives in the Naples, Florida area.

neg: 2002 Washington Mystics season AVG = Average" 2002 Washington Mystics season The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth for the Washington Mystics. This was the first time in franchise history (and, until 2017, the only) that the Mystics won a playoff series. None of Washington's "big four" teams would accomplish the feat of reaching the semifinals in their respective leagues until the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, with the only trips to the semifinals between Capitals' Stanley Cups being this season and 2017 for the Mystics. "Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks;

neg: 2002 Washington Mystics season 2002 Washington Mystics season The 2002 WNBA season was the fifth for the Washington Mystics. This was the first time in franchise history (and, until 2017, the only) that the Mystics won a playoff series. None of Washington's "big four" teams would accomplish the feat of reaching the semifinals in their respective leagues until the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, with the only trips to the semifinals between Capitals' Stanley Cups being this season and 2017 for the Mystics. "Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points;

neg: Ray Emery gives up the fewest goals in the season. Emery finished the season with a 1.94 GAA, .922 save percentage, and 17 wins. He won his first Stanley Cup when the Blackhawks defeated the Boston Bruins in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. On July 5, 2013, Emery signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Flyers worth $1.65 million. With the Flyers, Emery served as the backup to regular goaltender Steve Mason. On November 1, Emery participated in a brawl against the Capitals, punching opposing goaltender Braden Holtby. For the season, he was 9–12–2 with a 2.96 GAA in 28 appearances. On

neg: Detroit Red Wings one of the members of the "Russian Five", suffered a brain injury in a limousine accident, and his career came to an abrupt end. As a result, the team dedicated the 1997–98 season to him. The Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in four games, this time over the Washington Capitals, and Konstantinov was brought onto the ice in his wheelchair so he could touch it. The following season, the Red Wings appeared to be poised to win a third consecutive Stanley Cup when they acquired three-time top blueliner Chris Chelios from his hometown Chicago Blackhawks in March 1999. Also

neg: 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs wins in the league during the regular season (with an overall home record of 31–7–3), the Predators won both games three and four on the road, Nashville's first-ever playoff victories at Joe Louis Arena. This was the seventh playoff series between the Rangers and the Capitals, with Washington having won four of the previous six playoff series. This also was the third series between these two teams in the last four seasons, with the previous two series occurring in the 2009 and 2011 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, which Washington won 4–3 and 4–1, respectively. The teams split this year's four-game regular

neg: 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs were making their tenth appearance in the Finals and first since losing to Montreal in . The Rangers last won the Stanley Cup in 1940. With the Rangers having 112 points against Vancouver's 85, the 27 point difference was the largest point differential between two teams in a Stanley Cup Final since 1982 when 41 points separated the New York Islanders (118) and Vancouver (77). In a back and forth series that went the maximum, one lengthy drought ended and another began. The Rangers won the Stanley Cup their fourth title in franchise history, and first since , while the

neg: 2018 Stanley Cup Finals Lars Eller forehanded it into the net to give the Capitals the lead with 7:37 left. With two minutes left, Vegas pulled Fleury for an extra attacker. At 18:11 of the third period, the game clock froze, however, the next stoppage in play occurred at 28.9 seconds remaining, allowing the clock to be readjusted. Nevertheless, the attempts of the Golden Knights were thwarted as the Capitals held on to win the game and their first Stanley Cup. Ovechkin was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. The Stanley Cup was presented to Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The

neg: 2017–18 Washington Capitals season transactions during the 2017–18 season. Below are the Washington Capitals' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago. 2017–18 Washington Capitals season The 2017–18 Washington Capitals season was the 44th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. They played their home games at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. They were led by head coach Barry Trotz in his fourth season as coach of the Capitals. The Capitals won their first Stanley Cup in organization history, defeating the inaugural-season

neg: Colby Cohen 2010. On April 14, 2011, Cohen was called up by the Boston Bruins as a spare for the playoffs, but he did not play so his name was not engraved on the Stanley Cup as a result when the team won the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bruins did, however, include Cohen in the official Stanley Cup photo, and he was presented with a Stanley Cup ring. On June 26, 2013, Cohen signed his first European contract with the Finnish club Ässät. Five games into the 2013–14 season with Ässät, Cohen left the team to join the San Antonio Rampage

neg: Troy Brouwer Cup playoffs, Brouwer played in 19 for the Blackhawks and won the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. The following season, Brouwer continued to put up decent numbers for the Blackhawks despite being 10th in scoring on the team. On June 24, 2011 Brouwer was traded to the Washington Capitals for Washington's first round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. On July 6, Brouwer signed a two-year, $4.7 million contract with the Capitals. During the 2011–12 season, on January 13, 2012, he recorded his first NHL hat trick against the Tampa Bay Lightning. On September 12, 2012, the Capitals signed Brouwer

neg: Joe Motzko for the Stanley Cup winning Ducks. On July 9, 2007, Joe was signed by the Washington Capitals. He appeared in 8 games with the Capitals (in his Capitals debut, he had 3 points scoring 2 goals and one assist) before he was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Alexandre Giroux on February 26, 2008. Motzko was assigned to Thrasher's affiliate where he won the 2008 Calder Cup Championship with the Chicago Wolves. Motzko made his Thrashers debut in the 2008–09 season on January 31, 2009, in a 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes On July 16, 2009, Motzko signed with

neg: Chris Dingman with the Avalanche for three seasons and won a Stanley Cup. After winning a Stanley Cup, he ended up with the Carolina Hurricanes. He was then dealt to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2002. While he saw only limited action in his first campaign there, he gradually earned more and more ice time and in 2004, Dingman won another Stanley Cup with the Lightning. He was scratched for the last two Lightning/Senators games of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs after earning a seven-minute Ottawa powerplay after challenging Chris Neil, but Neil turtled when Dingman started punching him, leading to a

neg: 1925–26 NHL season from outside of the NHL compete for the Stanley Cup. At the beginning of the season, the Western Canada Hockey League renamed itself the Western Hockey League because one of its teams, the Regina Capitals, had moved to the States to play in Portland, Oregon. They were renamed the Portland Rosebuds. Once again, the Victoria Cougars finished third in their league but once again won their league championship and the right to play for the Stanley Cup. The previous season, the Cougars beat the Montreal Canadiens for the Stanley Cup with that being the only time in NHL history in

neg: Phil Housley the second leading scorer amongst American-born players, with 1,232 points (338–894). He held the record for most points by an American-born NHL player until Mike Modano surpassed it on November 7, 2007. Housley never won the Stanley Cup, coming closest with the Capitals in 1998, where they were swept in the Stanley Cup Finals by the Detroit Red Wings. At the time of retirement, Housley had played more NHL games without winning the Stanley Cup than any other player in NHL history until the retirement of Shane Doan in 2017. On January 21, 2000, Housley played in his 1,257th NHL

neg: 1992 Stanley Cup Finals second consecutive and second overall Stanley Cup. It was the 99th year of the Stanley Cup, and the first to extend into the month of June. It was the last final for Chicago Stadium as it closed in 1994. Pittsburgh defeated the Washington Capitals 4–3, the New York Rangers 4–2, and the Boston Bruins 4–0. Chicago had to defeat their three biggest rivals, first the St. Louis Blues 4–2, then their long-time Original Six rival Detroit Red Wings 4–0, and then, the Edmonton Oilers 4–0. With their co-tenants at Chicago Stadium, the Bulls, coached by Phil Jackson and led by

neg: Sam Rosen (sportscaster) been widely popular among Rangers fans and a staple of any Rangers broadcast. However, his most memorable call was in 1994 when the Rangers won the Stanley Cup for the first time in 54 years: "The waiting is over—the New York Rangers are the Stanley Cup Champions! And this one will last a lifetime!" Rosen's call is usually the most often-played of that moment. It is still the highest-rated game in MSG Network history. Rosen was recognized before the Rangers-Islanders game on March 21, 2014, for thirty years of service with the MSG Network. They then did a special called

neg: Ken Sutton Washington Capitals in the Waiver Draft on September 27, 1999 before being sent back to New Jersey for future considerations on October 5. Sutton again played the majority of the season in Albany before being called up to the Devils for the playoffs. He would help New Jersey win the Stanley Cup in 2000. Sutton's name was included on the Stanley Cup in 2000 even though he did not qualify as he had played only six regular season games, and did not dress in the playoffs. Sutton played the next season for the Devils, this time playing in the 2001

neg: Bruce Cassidy record, but the team lost in the first round to the Chicago Wolves in five games. The Washington Capitals of the NHL took notice of Cassidy's success in the minors and hired him to become the head coach of the club in 2002–03. The Capitals finished in second place in the Southeast with a 39–29–8–6 (92 points) record, were seeded sixth in the Eastern Conference and faced the third-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning in the opening round of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Capitals won the first two games in Tampa Bay, but the Lightning rebounded and won four straight

neg: 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs recent meeting was in the 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinals, which Pittsburgh won in seven games. Pittsburgh won three of the five games of the regular season series. The Penguins defeated the Capitals in six games. T. J. Oshie scored a hat-trick, his third goal being in overtime, in game one for the Capitals in a 4–3 win. Former Capitals forward Eric Fehr scored the game-winner in the third period for the Penguins to take game two by a score of 2–1. Matt Murray made 47 saves for the Penguins in game three for a 3–2 victory. In game four, Patric

neg: 2008–09 Washington Capitals season of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the South Carolina Stingrays of the ECHL. 2008–09 Washington Capitals season The 2008–09 Washington Capitals season is the team's 35th in the National Hockey League. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50–24–8 and a team-record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs 4–3, overcoming a 3–1 series deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals in seven games. Schedule/Results The

neg: Stanley Cup Finals and Western Conferences. Western champions have won 19 times, while the Eastern champions have won 17 times. The Stanley Cup was first awarded to the Montreal Hockey Club in 1893 when the team won the 1893 AHAC season. The team then had to defend its champion-title both through league championships and challenge games organised by the Stanley Cup trustees. Until 1912, these challenges could take place before or during a league season. After 1912, the trustees ordered that challenges only take place after all league games were completed. The last challenge, in 1914, was the inauguration of the first "World

neg: TSN Hockey during the regular season, with its flagship broadcast, "Wednesday Night Hockey", airing on Wednesdays. During the playoffs, TSN had third, fifth, seventh, and eighth choices of first-round series, second and fourth in the second round, and second in the Conference Finals. These changes allowed TSN to broadcast playoff games involving Canadian teams, such as at the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as TSN televised the Calgary Flames' first-round series against the Chicago Blackhawks, the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington Capitals in seven games, and the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Vancouver Canucks lost in

neg: Mark Hartigan and 4 playoff games. Detroit won the Stanley Cup in 2008. However Hartigan did not play enough games, and again his name was not put on the Stanley Cup. He was, however, again given a Stanley Cup ring by the team. Hartigan played the last four seasons of his career in Europe, before announcing his retirement after his final season with Linköpings HC in the Swedish Elitserien. Mark Hartigan Mark Hartigan (born October 15, 1977 in Lethbridge, Alberta and raised in Fort St. John, British Columbia) is a former professional ice hockey centre, who played in the National Hockey League

neg: Curse of Muldoon in the Stanley Cup Finals eight times, in 1962, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1992, 2010, 2013 and 2015. Nevertheless, the team did not win the Cup from 1961 until 2010 — when they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers — which was the second longest drought of any current NHL team (since this time, they have won the Cup two more times, in 2013 and 2015). The longest is 54 years (1940-1994) by the New York Rangers. The 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs was the first time since 1996 that the Blackhawks had advanced beyond the first round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, when

neg: Patric Hörnqvist Patric Hörnqvist Patric Gösta Hörnqvist (; born 1 January 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. He has also played for the Nashville Predators. Hörnqvist won his first Stanley Cup championship when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in six games in the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals. In 2017, Hörnqvist scored the Cup-winning goal against his former team, as the Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions. He is the only player drafted last overall to have had his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. Hörnqvist was born

neg: Washington Capitals his second Lester B. Pearson Award and his second Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50–24–8 and a team-record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They then defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 playoffs four games to three, overcoming a 3–1 deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals in seven games. The Capitals finished the 2009–10 season regular season first in the NHL with 121 points, thereby winning

neg: Steven Oleksy ranking third among AHL defensemen in penalty minutes, Oleksy was signed to his first NHL deal with the Bears' affiliate, the Washington Capitals, on a three-year two-way contract on March 4, 2013. He was then immediately recalled to the Capitals. In his NHL debut, he registered an assist for the Capitals in a 4–3 comeback victory over the Boston Bruins on March 5. On July 1, 2015, Oleksy left the Capitals as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins. On June 12, 2016 Oleksy won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Penguins.

neg: Miroslav Šatan by another team, Šatan was assigned to the Penguins' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In Wilkes-Barre, Šatan had three goals and nine points in ten games. Various reports credited him with being upbeat and a good influence, especially with the younger players. On April 10, 2009, Šatan was recalled by Pittsburgh and cleared re-entry waivers. He re-established himself with the Penguins in the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs when he played against the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on April 23. He then played in nine games and won his first ever Stanley