The 2019-20 regular season went quite well for the Washington Capitals: as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, they looked to be a strong pick to make another run towards the Stanley Cup. Alex Ovechkin was doing Alex Ovechkin things -- that included reaching a major career milestone with goal No. 700.
Then the 2020 postseason happened, and it's one the Caps would like to forget. After an underwhelming qualification round robin, they lost in five games to the New York Islanders -- a team helmed by their former coach, Barry Trotz.