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The Capitals took a 3–0 series lead, but the Flyers extended it to game six, thanks to a 44-save performance by goaltender (and former Capital) Michal Neuvirth. The Flyers only had 11 shots during the game, the fewest in franchise history for a playoff game. [10] The Capitals won game six, however, to win the series 4–2.
The 2021–22 Washington Capitals season was the 48th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974. [2] On April 17, 2022, the Capitals clinched a playoff spot after the New York Islanders lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs. [3] The Capitals were defeated in the first round by the Florida Panthers, in six ...
One of the best series to date between the teams was the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals, in which the Capitals took a 2–0 series lead before being defeated in seven games, ending with a 6–2 game seven loss at the Verizon Center. Just like in 1991 and 1992, the Penguins defeated the Capitals in the playoffs en route to the Stanley Cup.
Game one was taken by the Rangers by a score of 7–3 with a hat trick by Bernie Nicholls. The Capitals took game two by a score of 6–3, however they lost their star forward Dino Ciccarelli to a knee injury in the process. The Capitals then dominated the rest of the series winning game three 7–1 and game four 4–3 in overtime.
All-time record: The Blue Jackets are 19-25-9 with one tie in 54 games against the Capitals, including 9-13-4 with one tie on the road. Washington took all three games last season, completing the ...
The Capitals captain has not played since suffering the injury during a collision with Jack McBain of the Utah Hockey Club on Nov. 18. At that time, Ovechkin was leading the NHL in goals with 15.
However, this time the format changed and the first round was a best-of-seven series rather than a best-of-five. All but one of the games was won by three or more goals. The Rangers shut out the Flyers in game one, but the Flyers came back and won the next two games 8–3 and 3–0 respectively.
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