Capitals Finally End Their Eastern Conference Final Drought

By Steve Silverman
At the start of the playoffs, the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Nashville Predators and the Winnipeg Jets were on a second-round collision course.
The Jets finished with the second-best record in the league, and since both were situated in the NHL’s Central Division, they were destined to meet in the second round as long as they didn’t slip on a banana peel in the first round.
While the Preds had a bit of a problem with the Colorado Avalanche, they survived and