<P> After reaching the Finals , the Capitals were assigned to the Southeast Division , in which they remained in for 15 years , until a NHL division realignment brought them into the newly formed Metropolitan Division in 2013 . Through these times , the Capitals won three Presidents ' Trophies in the 2009 -- 10 , 2015 -- 16 and 2016 -- 17 seasons , before finally winning their first Stanley Cup in the 2017 -- 18 season , after 42 seasons ( not counting the cancelled 2004 -- 05 season ) . </P>
<P> After reaching the Finals , the Capitals were assigned to the Southeast Division , in which they remained in for 15 years , until a NHL division realignment brought them into the newly formed Metropolitan Division in 2013 . Through these times , the Capitals won three Presidents ' Trophies in the 2009 -- 10 , 2015 -- 16 and 2016 -- 17 seasons , before finally winning their first Stanley Cup in the 2017 -- 18 season , after 42 seasons ( not counting the cancelled 2004 -- 05 season ) . </P>
when 's the last time the washington capitals were in the stanley cup finals
when 's the last time the washington capitals were in the stanley cup finals
the 2017 -- 18 season
the 2017 -- 18 season