You are the Google search engine.
Given a query, you need to generate five useful documents for the query.

The user is trying to answer the question: "when was the last time the capitals were in the playoffs?" whose answer is 2017–18.
Each document should contain about 30 words, and these documents should contain useful information.

Query: When did the Washington Capitals last appear in the playoffs NHL
Useful Output:

Doc 1: The Caps have advanced to the playoffs for six consecutive years, including the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, with their most recent failure to
Doc 2: Per NHL PR, this year's Caps are the first team since 1979-80 to go from being the last team to clinch a playoff spot in one season to the first
Doc 3: They clinched the playoffs in game 82 last year and were the last team to do so. This year, they are the first to reach 100 points as well
Doc 4: In addition to 13 division titles and three Presidents' Trophies, the Capitals have reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998 and 2018, winning the latter in five
Doc 5: The Washington Capitals have been eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs after being swept by the New York Rangers.