While the Capitals pretty much did away with that pesky 3-1 series lead demon back in 2018 – with an exclamation point and a Stanley Cup – it was hard (for fans, at least) to look at this first-round matchup against a scrappy, upstart Canadiens team and not get at least a little nervous. After all, there were plenty of parallels between this series and the one that took place a whopping 15 years ago, and if you were a Caps fan back then, you probably bear the scars of one of the most embarrassing playoff losses in franchise history.
Capitals-Canadiens Game 5: How the Game (and Series) Was Won
