Mike Gartner posted 14 points in the Semifinal to lead the ’83-’84 Capitals into the Qualifying Final over the ’89-’90 Capitals in five games. (via gamewornauctions.net)
The 2nd-seeded ’89-’90 Capitals won their only game of the series in Game 1. They scored three goals in the third period to lead them to a 4-2 win with defenseman Kevin Hatcher scoring two of those goals. The 3rd-seeded ’83-’84 Capitals then dominated in Game 2 where they outshot the ’89-’90 Capitals 57-28. They won 9-2 while four different players posted multi-point games with Mike Gartner‘s five (3 G, 2 A) leading the way. Then, they won Game 3 by a final of 6-0 with goalie Al Jensen posting a 31-save shutout. Just like in Game 2, Gartner posted five (1 G, 4 A) points to lead them offensively. Game 4 was a shootout. The ’83-’84 Capitals eventually took it 8-7 in overtime. 11 players registered a point for the ’89-’90 Capitals and 10 players registered a point for the ’83-’84 Capitals with three and six players registering multi-point games, respectively. Geoff Courtnall (4 G, 0 A) of the ’89-’90 Capitals and defenseman Scott Stevens (1 G, 3 A) and Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (2 G, 2 A) of the ’83-’84 Capitals all posted four point games. The ’83-’84 Capitals finished off the series by taking Game 5 by a final of 6-4. Gartner, yet again, led the ’83-’84 Capitals offensively with four assists.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’83-’84 Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’89-’90 WSH – 4 ’83-’84 WSH – 2 (1-0 ’89-’90 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: D – Kevin Hatcher (’89-’90 WSH) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 4 S 2 PIM
2nd Star: G – Don Beaupre (’89-’90 WSH) – L 2.00 GAA .951 SV% (39 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Dale Hunter (’89-’90 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’83-’84 Capitals | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’83-’84 WSH – 9 ’89-’90 WSH – 2 (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Mike Gartner (’83-’84 WSH) – 3 G 2 A 5 P +2 12 S
2nd Star: C – Alan Haworth (’83-’84 WSH) – 3 G 1 A 4 P +2 9 S
3rd Star: D – Scott Stevens (’83-’84 WSH) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +2 6 S 5 PIM
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ’83-’84 Capitals | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’83-’84 WSH – 6 ’89-’90 WSH – 0 (2-1 ’83-’84 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Mike Gartner (’83-’84 WSH) – 1 G 4 A 5 P +5 9 S 5 PIM
2nd Star: G – Al Jensen (’83-’84 WSH) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (31 SV’s)
3rd Star: G – Mike Liut (’89-’90 WSH) – ND 1.00 GAA .978 SV% (44 SV’s) in 46:49 TOI; Replaced starter Don Beaupre at the 13:11 mark of the first period
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| ’83-’84 Capitals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’83-’84 WSH – 8 ’89-’90 WSH – 7 (OT) (3-1 ’83-’84 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (’83-’84 WSH) – 2 G 2 A 4 P +3 5 S
2nd Star: LW – Geoff Courtnall (’89-’90 WSH) – 4 G 0 A 4 P -1 8 S
3rd Star: LW – Gaetan Duchesne (’83-’84 WSH) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +4 9 S 2 PIM
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’83-’84 Capitals | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 |
| ’89-’90 Capitals | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’83-’84 WSH – 6 ’89-’90 WSH – 4 (4-1 ’83-’84 WSH)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Mike Gartner (’83-’84 WSH) – 0 G 4 A 4 P Even 11 S
2nd Star: C – Michal Pivonka (’89-’90 WSH) – 2 G 1 A 3 P +2 5 S
3rd Star: LW – Dave Christian (’83-’84 WSH) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 3 S
That sets up a 2015 Washington Capitals Qualifying Final between the 3rd-seeded ’83-’84 Capitals and the 5th-seeded ’14-’15 Capitals!
