All of the playoff games going to multiple overtimes in the past week stresses me out. The tension is like nothing else in sports. I am always amazed by how slow the players skate as the game wears on. Those contests show just how hockey players are a different kind of athlete. They are like gladiators. Nothing is more exciting and nerve-racking than anything else in sports than sudden-death overtime playoff hockey, unless you’re a Washington Capitals fan.
While many franchises have been on the winning end of a series deciding Game 7 double or triple overtime win, the Capitals have had little success in those games. They are vivid reminders of the playoff heartbreak Caps fans have endured for over fifty years. With more than a few OT losses, it is hard to watch without filling with dread. Here are four that still sting Caps fans to this day.
2015 Game 5 OT Loss to Rangers 2nd Round
This one wasn’t as upsetting as the Easter Epic, but that was because we all were so stunned as the Caps lost a game that was less than a minute away from deciding the series in Washington’s favor. With less than a minute to go and up 1-0 against John Tortarella’s Rangers, the Caps were less than one minute away from their first trip to the conference finals in over 17 years. Then the Rangers tied it after pulling Henrik Lundquist for the extra skater before time expired. Then, the Capitals lost the game few minutes later in OT. The Rangers won the next two games and the season was over.
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