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Caps
1993
New York Islanders beat Washington Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot
1989
Flyers, scores short-handed into an empty net beating Caps 8-5
1988
Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Caps)
1988
New Jersey Devils beat Caps 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final
1987
Washington Caps score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 mins and 3 secs
1985
Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isle win series 3-2
1985
Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Washington Caps 1st playoff penalty shot
1985
Caps 4-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Series tied at 2-2
1985
Caps 1-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals- Caps hold 2-1 lead
1985
Caps 2-Isles 1 (OT)-Patrick Div Semifinals- Caps hold 2-0 lead
1985
Caps 4-Isles 3 (OT)-Patrick Div Semifinals-Caps hold 1-0 lead
1984
Washington Caps Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals to beat Philadelphia 7-1
1983
Islanders score 3 shorthanded goals against Caps
1983
1st regular season Islander OT game beat Caps 8-7
1983
Caps 3-Isles 6-Patrick Div Semifinals-Isles win series 3-2
1983
Caps 2-Isles 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot
1983
Caps 4-Isles 2-Patrick Div Semifinals-series tied 1-1
1983
Caps 2-Isles 5-Patrick Div Semifinals- Isles hold 1-0 lead
1982
New Jersey Devils 1st exhibition game, beating Caps 3-1 in Hershey Pa
1976
Washington Caps end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat New York Rangers 7-5
1975
Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57
1975
Washington Caps win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses also
1975
Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders
1974
1st Islander shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs Caps
1974
Det Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps
1974
1st time Washington Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota
1974
Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at MSG Washington Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak
1971
Phillies Deron Johnson 3 home runs caps his 4 in a row
1967
Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing, Washington Caps
1960
Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps
1959
Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Olympics gold 1980
1957
Rod Langway, Formosa, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Washington Caps
1941
Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps
1922
Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps
1876
Philadelphia A's and Boston Red Caps play 1st NL game, in Phila
1267
Synod of Breslau orders Jews of Silesia to wear special caps
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