Complex sentence: In the post-season, the fourth-seeded Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins in the first round, then the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals.
Split into simpler sentences: In the post-season, the fourth seeded Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins in the first round. Washington then defeated the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals.