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If Washington advances, it will mark the second time since 2000 that two teams who have never won the Cup go head-to-head in the Final (since all three remaining teams in the West are chasing their first title). The only such instance came in 2007 when the Ducks defeated the Senators in five games.
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Not only that, but it would be only the sixth time in NHL history that two teams who have never won the Cup will meet in the Final.
- 1934 - Chicago vs Detroit
- 1991 - Pittsburgh vs Minnesota
- 1996 - Colorado vs Florida
- 1999 - Dallas vs Buffalo
- 2007 - Anaheim vs Ottawa
The 1996 Final is the only time in NHL history that neither team had ever been to the Final before.