List of NHL playoff series
Opponent S Occurrences GP Rec %
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 1991 , 1992 , 1994 , 1995 , 1996 , 2000 , 2001 , 2009 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 68 2-9 .182
New York Rangers 9 1986 , 1990 , 1991 , 1994 , 2009 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2015 55 4-5 .444
New York Islanders 7 1983 , 1984 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1993 , 2015 37 2-5 .286
Philadelphia Flyers 5 1984 , 1988 , 1989 , 2008 , 2016 29 3-2 .600
Boston Bruins 3 1990 , 1998 , 2012 17 2-1 .667
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2003 , 2011 , 2018 17 1-2 .333
New Jersey Devils 2 1988 , 1990 13 1-1 .500
Buffalo Sabres 1 1998 6 1-0 1.000
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 2018 6 1-0 1.000
Ottawa Senators 1 1998 5 1-0 1.000
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2017 6 1-0 1.000
Vegas Golden Knights 1 2018 5 1-0 1.000
Carolina Hurricanes 1 2019 7 0-1 .000
Detroit Red Wings 1 1998 4 0-1 .000
Montreal Canadiens 1 2010 7 0-1 .000
Totals 48 282 20-28 .417
Washington Capitals
This is a complete listing of National Hockey League (NHL) playoff series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated teams[nb 1] are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. Years in italics indicate series in progress. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins, and then alphabetically.