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Washington Capitals

Alexander Ovechkin's team, the nation's capital's team, and finally a champion's team - the Capitals spent decades as the NHL's most talented underachievers before Ovi's relentless will dragged them to the promised land in 2018.

Since 1974

Penguins vs. Capitals

Crosby vs. Ovechkin, the defining matchup of a generation

The Penguins-Capitals rivalry is defined by two generational talents who entered the NHL within a year of each other and spent two decades in the same division: Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin. Drafted first overall in 2004 and 2005 respectively, Ovechkin and Crosby became the faces of the NHL and the focal points of a rivalry that produced some of the greatest playoff hockey of the 21st century.