the last time the capitals were in the eastern conference finals was 1991.
the last time the capitals were in the eastern conference finals was 1991.
when was the last time the capitals were in the eastern conference finals?
1991
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the city of washington, d.c. had not won a major professional sports championship in 26 years, since the washington redskins won super bowl xxvi in 1992. none of the major sports teams qualified to play in a conference or league championship game or series between 1998 and 2018, for a total of 70 combined seasons. this was the longest such streak in combined seasons of any city with at least one major sports team. of cities with three or more major sports teams, d.c. had the second-longest title drought, and the longest time without an appearance in the conference finals. between the capitals' 1998 trip to the eastern conference finals and the team's trip to the eastern conference final in 2018, washington, d.c. sports teams had appeared in 16 quarterfinal playoff rounds, losing all 16. further, washington sports teams held a 13 game losing streak in games with the chance to send the team to a conference or league championship. the drought ended on may 7, 2018, when the capitals defeated the pittsburgh penguins in game 6 of the semifinals to advance to the eastern conference final against the tampa bay lightning. the capitals would go on to defeat the lightning four games to three in the eastern conference final, and then defeated the vegas golden knights four games to one in the stanley cup final.
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