The facts are well established: In the Alex Ovechkin era, the Washington Capitals have never made the third round of the NHL playoffs, much less won a Stanley Cup. But a glance at his team’s past playoff results shows the Capitals have been pretty unlucky. Their playoff series have been incredibly tightWashington has made the playoffs eight times since drafting Ovechkin right before the 2004-05 lockout, excluding this season. In that vein, Washington, given the chance to play those 84 playoff games again, might experience a better result purely based on luck. Pittsburgh, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and Detroit have combined to win the last nine Stanley Cups, dating back to the Ovechkin Capitals’ first playoff berth.

Source: National Post April 20, 2017 14:48 UTC