Buuxi weedha soo socota: Khilaafka ayaa si weyn u qaboojiyay shantii sano ee la soo dhaafay ka dib kulankii playoff-ka ee 2001, maadaama Washington iyo Pittsburgh ay isku darsadeen hal kulan oo playoff ah inta lagu gudajiray waqtigan (Washington waxaa laga badiyay Tampa Bay Lightning rubuc-dhamaadkii Shirweynihii Bari ee 2003). Nasiib xumooyinka labada kooxood ee xilli ciyaareedka caadiga ah waxay ku kasban lahaayeen awood ay ku soo saaraan hibooyin heer sare ah. Alexander Semin (13aad guud ahaan, 2002), Alexander Ovechkin (1aad guud ahaan, 2004), iyo Nicklas Backstrom (4aad guud ahaan, 2006), waxaa qortay Capitals, halka Ryan Whitney (5aad guud ahaan, 2002), Marc-Andre Fleury (1aad guud ahaan, 2003), Evgeni Malkin (2aad guud ahaan,
2004), Sidney Crosby (1aad guud ahaan, 2005), iyo Jordan Staal (2aad guud ahaan, 2006) waxaa qortay Penguins. Ciyaartoydaasi waxey qeyb ka qaateen in si deg deg ah loo badalo nasiibka kooxahooda. Crosby iyo Ovechkin, oo ah ciyaaryahanka ugu caansan koox kasta, ayaa markii ugu horreysay kulmay Nofeembar 22, 2005, iyadoo Crosby uu helay gool iyo caawimaad iyo Ovechkin oo caawimaad helay. Penguins waxay ku guuleysteen 5'4. Labada dhacdo waxay ku noolaayeen rajooyinkooda, maadaama ay gaareen 106 (Ovechkin) iyo 103 dhibcood (Crosby) si ay u dhammeeyaan kaalinta saddexaad iyo lixaad ee tartanka dhibcaha NHL, siday u kala horreeyaan. Si kastaba ha noqotee, labada kooxoodba way ka maqnaadeen ciyaartii playoffs sannadkaas. 52 gool oo uu Ovechkin dhaliyay ayaa ka dhigay kaalinta saddexaad ee taariikhda goolal uu dhaliyay rookie hal xilli ciyaareed oo caadi ah, oo ka dambeeya Teemu Selanne (76) iyo Mike Bossy (53)