Capital city connection?

The Washington Capitals and the Ottawa Senators each have winning streaks of at least 10 games (the Caps have won 11 straight). Is this a coincidence? Is there something about playing in a country's capital city? Was the Hurricanes' recent 4-game win streak attributable to them playing in the capital of North Carolina? What does this mean for the Coyotes, Avalanche, Thrashers, Bruins, Wild, Blue Jackets, Predators, Oilers and Maple Leafs? The only one of those teams with a significant winning streak is the Coyotes with an active string of 5 wins, although the Avs did have a 6-game streak in January. The Bruins have lost 8 straight, and the Oilers had lost 13 consecutive games before winning their last two. So, I guess there's no connection between recent success and playing in a state/provincial capital. But hey, there's nothing refuting the Caps/Sens connection!

These are the kinds of things I think about.