Since the Washington Capitals first made the playoffs with Alex Ovechkin on their roster (2007-08), they’ve been the standard-bearer for regular-season success, holding the second-best point percentage in the NHL (behind the Pittsburgh Penguins, who have won the Stanley Cup twice). This season, the Capitals became the second team in NHL history to register 55 or more wins in consecutive seasons (after the Montreal Canadiens, 1975-76 to 1977-78). The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup all three of those years. And yet … Read more http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/...re-no-1-seed-but-havent-done-that-win-the-cup
