1. Experienced Closers
With a win in Game 5 of what was a series tied at two apiece, the Caps have found themselves in a familiar position of late - that of a team with an opportunity to close out a series and advance. In fact, this will be the seventh straight series in which the Caps have gotten to three wins, and they’re 5-1 in the previous six with the lone loss coming to Pittsburgh in 2017.
The Caps are also familiar with elimination opportunities coming on the road, with their last six series wins having been earned on the road (the last one at home was against the Islanders in 2015).