Doomed to Repeat

The Capitals have a history of losing to the Penguins in overtime in the playoffs. That has continued in this series -- they have fallen twice, dropping their all-time record to 1-7.

Year	Game	Result
1991	2nd round, Game 2	Penguins, 7-6 (OT)
Capitals rallied from two down to tie, but lost on Kevin Stevens's OT goal.
1995	1st round, Game 5	Penguins, 6-5 (OT)
Capitals led twice in the third period before falling in OT.
1996	1st round, Game 4	Penguins, 3-2 (4 OT)
Olaf Kolzig made 62 saves, but Petr Nedved scored the game-winner.
2000	1st round, Game 2	Penguins, 4-3 (OT)
Jaromir Jagr scored less than a minute into an OT power play.
2001	1st round, Game 4	Capitals, 4-3 (OT)
Jeff Halpern scored 4:01 into OT for the Capitals' only win in such games.
2001	1st round, Game 6	Penguins, 4-3 (OT)
For the sixth time in eight years, the Penguins ended the Capitals' season.
2009	2nd round, Game 3	Penguins, 3-2 (OT)
Kris Letang goal 11:23 into OT snapped Caps' 5-game playoff win streak.
2009	2nd round, Game 5	Penguins 4-3 (OT)
Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winner with one second left on the power play.