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Washington Capitals Stars Of The Week: 1/5 – 1/12

By CJ Witt

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05: Washington Capitals center Lars Eller (20) is congratulated by right wing T.J. Oshie (77) after scoring the game winning goal in overtime against the San Jose Sharks on January 5, 2020 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 05: Washington Capitals center Lars Eller (20) is congratulated by right wing T.J. Oshie (77) after scoring the game winning goal in overtime against the San Jose Sharks on January 5, 2020 at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 11: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals looks on in the first period against the New Jersey Devils at Capital One Arena on January 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 11: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals looks on in the first period against the New Jersey Devils at Capital One Arena on January 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images) /

T.J. Oshie

Before we get to why he is in our stars of the week, I think Congratulations are in order for one of the Capitals most popular players. If it wasn’t clear that Oshie is a fan favorite in D.C. it should be now. Fans voted the former St. Louis Blue into the all-star game in St. Louis. It will be his first all-star game.

Now back to stars of the week business. The NHL all-star had two points this week, both being goals. Again, it could have been someone else here but the advanced stats told the difference for me this week.

With Oshie on the ice the Capitals had 41 shots attempts for and 33 against, that means his percentage was 55.41%. The scoring chances had the Caps at 21 and their opponents at 18 for a 53.85%. Washington had just four high danger chances for with six against with Oshie on the ice however. He was on the ice for four goals and two against though, while the high danger chances might have gone against Oshie and the Caps the goals were on the plus side.

T.J. had a good week individually too. He was towards the top of the team in scoring chances with 10, tied with Backstrom for second behind only Eller’s 11. He had two high danger chances as well.

He had a pretty good week on the stats sheet, his advanced stats look pretty good and you can now call him an NHL all-star. If he’s an all-star I guess you can call him one of our stars of the week.

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The middle of the season is almost upon us. While game 41, the official mid point has come and gone, the all-star break I think is widely considered the halfway mark. There’s just three games left until that point. We’ll see if the Capitals can rebound before the break.

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