The Penguins have met the Washington Capitals in the playoffs 10 times and have famously won nine of those series. Five times, those victories were part of runs to the Stanley Cup. Here’s a look at some of the team’s best playoff moments from nearly three decades of dominance in the lopsided rivalry:
1991 — Artie party: The Capitals joined the NHL in 1974, but their rivalry with the Penguins didn’t start cooking for almost 20 years. Neither team was particularly strong in the 1970s or ’80s, leaving little to stir their passions. But that started to change in the early 1990s.