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More shame for Washington Capitals

Sweep ranks among least likely playoff exits since 1996

Updated: May 5, 2011, 12:53 PM ET
By Timo Seppa | Hockey Prospectus

On April 21, 2010, the Washington Capitals were poised to put away the Montreal Canadiens, leading the first-round playoff series 3-1. Just seven days later, the Habs stunned the hockey world, winning three games in a row to take the series, all while holding the regular-season offensive juggernaut -- 3.82 goals per game, the highest mark since the lockout -- to two goals or fewer in each of those games.


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