No surprises here...

Although the Caps and the Flyers have not met in a playoff series since 1989, in one respect there are likely to be few, if any, surprises.

Bruce Boudreau and John Stevens coached against one another over a six-year span in the AHL, covering the 2000-2001 through 2005-2006 seasons. Stevens spent the entire time behind the bench of the Philadelphia Phantoms, while Boudreau coached the Lowell Lock Monsters (one season), Manchester Monarchs (four seasons), and the Hershey Bears (one season). Here is the tale of the tape of their coincidental tenures...