In honor of their first-round playoff series with Washington, here are the previous six Islanders-Capitals series:
1. 1983 Patrick Division Semifinals
En route to their fourth straight Stanley Cup, the Islanders easily threw the Capitals aside with a 3-1 series win.
2. 1984 Patrick Division Finals
In their “Drive for Five,” another easy series win for the Isles. This time, four games to one.
3. 1985 Patrick Division Semifinals
No NHL team had ever come back from down 2-0 in a best-of-five series, until the Isles did it in 1985.