Goaltender Don Beaupre stopped 95 of 98 shots against during the course of Game’s 2 and 3 to help propel the 2nd-seeded ’89-’90 Capitals into the Semifinal Round. (via goaliesarchive.com)
Game 1 was the only game of this series where the 2nd-seeded ’89-’90 Capitals had a clear advantage in the statistics. They outshot the 7th-seeded ’10-’11 Capitals 44-33 on their way to a 4-2 win. Dale Hunter posted a goal and an assist and defenseman Scott Stevens notched two assists to lead the way offensively. Game 2 was the beginning of Don Beaupre‘s standout play. He stopped 36 of 37 shots against in Game 2 as the ’89-’90 Capitals won 4-1. Michal Pivonka totaled a goal and an assist while defenseman Kevin Hatcher tallied two apples. The ’10-’11 Capitals outshot the ’89-’90 Capitals 61-27 in Game 3, but Beaupre was phenomenal as he stopped 59 of those 61 shots against. The ’89-’90 Capitals trailed 2-1 late in the third, but a PP goal from Pivonka tied it with seven plus minutes left and then Dino Ciccarelli scored the eventual game-winner with two plus minutes left. It was the ’89-’90 Capitals’ offense that clinched the sweep, though. They took Game 4, 6-4, as 11 different players registered a point. Five of those 11 players totaled more than one point with Ciccarelli and Kelly Miller each netting two goals to lead the way.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’10-’11 Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WSH – 4 ’10-’11 WSH – 2 (1-0 ’10-’11 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: C – Dale Hunter (’89-’90 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 6 S
2nd Star: C – Nicklas Backstrom (’10-’11 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 3 S
3rd Star: LW – Alex Ovechkin (’10-’11 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 4 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’10-’11 Capitals | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WSH – 4 ’10-’11 WSH – 1 (2-0 ’10-’11 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Don Beaupre (’89-’90 WSH) – W 1.00 GAA .973 SV% (36 SV’s)
2nd Star: C – Michal Pivonka (’89-’90 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 1 S
3rd Star: D – Kevin Hatcher (’89-’90 WSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +4 7 S 2 PIM
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| ’10-’11 Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WSH – 3 ’10-’11 WSH – 2 (3-0 ’10-’11 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Don Beaupre (’89-’90 WSH) – W 2.00 GAA .967 SV% (59 SV’s)
2nd Star: RW – Stephen Leach (’89-’90 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 2 S
3rd Star: LW – Alex Ovechkin (’10-’11 WSH) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 10 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| ’10-’11 Capitals | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WSH – 6 ’10-’11 WSH – 4 (4-0 ’10-’11 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Dino Ciccarelli (’89-’90 WSH) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 6 S
2nd Star: LW – Kelly Miller (’89-’90 WSH) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +1 5 S
3rd Star: LW – Geoff Courtnall (’89-’90 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 2 S
Up next is the 3-6 matchup between the ’83-’84 Capitals and the ’87-’88 Capitals!
