It wasn't aesthetically pleasing, but for a franchise that waited 24 years to play for the Stanley Cup, style points didn't matter.
So, when Joe Juneau finished off a goalmouth scramble by jamming a rebound past Buffalo's Dominik Hasek in Game 6 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Final, the celebration was on. Juneau's overtime winner, six minutes 24 seconds into the extra session, sealed a 3-2 victory and secured the Capitals' first conference title.
A Look Back at the Capitals 1998 Eastern Conference Title
As the Capitals prepare for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night in Las Vegas, we re-live some of the memories from the last time the Capitals were crowned Eastern Conference champions.