Washington Capitals Information
The Washington Capitals joined the NHL in 1974. In their history they have no Stanley Cups and one Conference Championship in the 1997-98 season. The Capitals have not been successful in making the playoffs until 2008, when they finished on top of the Southeast division with 43 regular season wins. They met the Philadelphia Flyers in the Conference quarterfinals and were defeated in a hard fought seven game series.
The 2009 Capitals were back for another playoff run, again finishing first in the Southeast with a 50-24-8 record. Behind Sergei Federov and Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals lost in seven games to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Conference Semifinals. In 2010-11, the team made it back into the playoffs and after eliminating the Rangers, lost to the Lightning in the Semifinals. The Capitals are not having a great season so far, but history and talent proves that they will bounce back and not stay out of the playoffs for very long.
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