Capitals vs Canadiens 2010: Backstrom Saves The Day

The year is 2010. The opponent is the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. We all know how this ends up for the Washington Capitals, so we don’t even have to or want to discuss that any further.

However, there can be plenty of good things that come from bad times. This is one of those things. This is one of my favorites Washington Capitals games and I love going back and watching highlights from this game.

So, for new Capitals fans, or newer than 2010 or 2011, here is the situation we find ourselves in. The Capitals are clearly the “best” team in the NHL for the 2009-10 season. The Capitals were 54-15-13 and had 121 points. The next highest in the eastern…