The 2010 Presidents' Trophy

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals keep adding to their historic season.

Washington locked up its first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history Sunday after San Jose lost in overtime to Colorado.

On Saturday, the Caps set a franchise record with their 51st win, scoring three first-period goals in a 3-2 victory at Columbus. They also added to their franchise record for points in a season (114) and set a new mark for road wins (23).

"Well, it's nice to set records," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "It gives us a goal to shoot for for next year. And it's nice to get the 51st win. We were stuck on 49 there for a while."

But winning the Presidents' Trophy doesn't necessarily equate to winning it all in the NHL.

No team that has locked up the Presidents' Trophy for the first time has gone on to win the Stanley Cup in the same season.

The last team to win its first Presidents' Trophy and at least reach the Stanley Cup finals was the Detroit Red Wings in 1994-95.

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Wowzzer! That kinda sucks I had never even thought of that little fact when thinking about that little trophy. Soooo I had to go look that up Wikipedia style:

Year	Winner	Points	Playoff Result	Win #
1985–86	Edmonton Oilers	119	Lost Division final (CGY)[11]	1
1986–87	Edmonton Oilers	105	Won Stanley Cup*	2
1987–88	Calgary Flames	105	Lost Division final (EDM)[12]	1
1988–89	Calgary Flames	117	Won Stanley Cup*	2
1989–90	Boston Bruins	101	Lost Stanley Cup final (EDM)^	1
1990–91	Chicago Blackhawks	106	Lost Division semi-final (MIN)#[13]	1
1991–92	New York Rangers	105	Lost Division final (PIT)[14]	1
1992–93	Pittsburgh Penguins	119	Lost Division final (NYI)[15]	1
1993–94	New York Rangers	112	Won Stanley Cup*	2
1994–95	Detroit Red Wings	070	Lost Stanley Cup final (NJ)^	1
1995–96	Detroit Red Wings	131	Lost Conference final (COL)[16]	2
1996–97	Colorado Avalanche	107	Lost Conference final (DET)[17]	1
1997–98	Dallas Stars	109	Lost Conference final (DET)[18]	1
1998–99	Dallas Stars	114	Won Stanley Cup*	2
1999–2000	St. Louis Blues	114	Lost Conference quarter-final (SJ)#[19]	1
2000–01	Colorado Avalanche	118	Won Stanley Cup*	2
2001–02	Detroit Red Wings	116	Won Stanley Cup*	3
2002–03	Ottawa Senators	113	Lost Conference final (NJ)[20]	1
2003–04	Detroit Red Wings	109	Lost Conference semi-final (CGY)[21]	4
2004–05	No winner because of the 2004–05 NHL lockout	-	-	-
2005–06	Detroit Red Wings	124	Lost Conference quarter-final (EDM)#[22]	5
2006–07	Buffalo Sabres	113	Lost Conference final (OTT)[23]	1
2007–08	Detroit Red Wings[24]	115	Won Stanley Cup*	6
2008–09	San Jose Sharks	117	Lost Conference quarter-final (ANA)#[25]	1
2009–10	Washington Capitals	TBD	TBD	1