* Teams that hold a 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final have an all-time series record of 32-1 (97.0 percent) since the Final went to the best-of-seven format in 1939. The lone exception came in 1942, when the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from being down 3-0 in the series to defeat the Detroit Red Wings in seven games.
* Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov, who leads all Stanley Cup Playoff scorers with 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) in 23 games, had four assists in Washington's 6-2 win in Game 4, tying a playoff record achieved by 11 other players. The last was Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic, who did it in Game 2 of the 1996 Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.
* Kuznetsov's four assists also equaled a Washington playoff record for most assists in one game, which had been set by defenseman Scott Stevens in Game 6 of the 1988 Patrick Division Final against the New Jersey Devils and tied by center Andrei Nikolishin in Game 3 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Final against the Buffalo Sabres.
* Kuznetsov also became the fifth player since 1997 to have at least 30 points in a single postseason. Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin has 36 points (14 goals, 22 assists) in 2009. The only other players with more than 36 points in a single postseason are center Wayne Gretzky, who did it four times, the last in 1993, when he had 40 points (15 goals, 25 assists) for the Los Angeles Kings; center Mario Lemieux, who had 44 points (16 goals, 28 assists) for the Penguins in 1991; and defenseman Paul Coffey, who had 37 points (12 goals, 25 assists) for the Edmonton Oilers in 1985.
* Kuznetsov and Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, with 26 points (14 goals, 12 assists) in 23 games, are trying to become the first Russia-born players to finish first and second in scoring in a single Stanley Cup postseason. Washington center Nicklas Backstrom is third in playoff scoring with 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) in 19 games.
* The Capitals have four players who have at least 20 points this postseason; Kuznetsov, Ovechkin, Backstrom and forward T.J. Oshie, with 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) in 23 games. Defenseman John Carlson has 19 points (five goals, 14 assists) in 23 games, and center Lars Eller has 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in 23 games.
* Washington could become the third team in NHL history to have six players with at least 20 points in a single postseason; they would join the 1983 New York Islanders and 1985 Oilers (who each won the Stanley Cup) in that exclusive club.
* With 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) in 99 Stanley Cup Playoff games, Carlson is tied with Calle Johansson (12 goals, 42 assists) for most points by a defenseman on the Capitals all-time playoff list. Carlson holds the Washington record for most playoff goals by defenseman (18) and is third in assists, behind Scott Stevens (42) and Johansson.
* Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly has six goals in 23 playoff games this postseason after scoring seven goals in 75 games during the regular season.
* The Capitals power play is operating at 29.6 percent (21-for-71), the third-highest percentage among teams with at least 60 opportunities since the NHL began tracking the statistic in 1977-78. Only the 1981 Islanders, at 37.8 percent (31-for-82) and the 1994 Toronto Maple Leafs, at 29.7 percent (22-for-74) rank higher.
* The Golden Knights have lost three straight games for the first time since Feb. 26-March 2, and the fourth time during their inaugural season; they have not lost four consecutive games at any point this season.
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