Source:MSG– the Capitals vs the Rangers in 1986.
“After falling behind Washington 2 games to 1, the Rangers badly needed a game four win at home.
They got it with another memorable come-from-behind high scoring OT winner similar to game 1. This win would be the turning point of the series, as they would go on to win both games 5 & 6.
The OT starts at 1:31:07 for those who want to skip ahead.
Rangers classic edited rebroadcast from the 2005 lockout year. Missing about a third of the game, I would guess.
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From AKapper 57
When I was growing up in Bethesda, Maryland in the 1980s, it was common, if not annual for the Capitals to lose a 1st round playoff series, to one of their Patrick Division rivals. Generally it was to the New York Islanders or Philadelphia Flyers. But in 1986, the Capitals beat the Islanders in the quarterfinals and then faced the Rangers in the Eastern Semifinals.
The Daily Press 