. "245"^^ . . . . "50"^^ . . . "The 2008\u201309 Washington Capitals season is the team's 34th in the National Hockey League. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50-24-8 and a team record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs 4 games to 3, overcoming a 3-1 deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference semi-finals in seven games. __TOC__"@en . "21"^^ . . . . . "2008\u201309 Washington Capitals season"@en . . . . . . . "2008"^^ . . . . . . . . "Alexander Ovechkin"@en . "272"^^ . "Washington Capitals"@en . . . . . . . "2008"^^ . . . . . . "29"^^ . "17943"^^ . "Yes"@en . "The 2008\u201309 Washington Capitals season is the team's 34th in the National Hockey League. The Capitals finished the regular season with a record of 50-24-8 and a team record 108 points, and they won their second consecutive Southeast Division championship. They defeated the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs 4 games to 3, overcoming a 3-1 deficit. The Capitals were then defeated by the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference semi-finals in seven games. __TOC__"@en .