Capitals: Handing out player grades on the season so far

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Brenden Dillon, Washington Capitals and T.J. Oshie (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

#4 Brenden Dillon

Brenden Dillon hasn’t produced any points in his 10 games so it’s a tough sample size for now. He averages 20:02 on the ice primarily on the top pair with John Carlson. Carlson and Dillon have a Corsi For percentage of 51.34% compared to 48.77% when Carlson was paired with Kempny (courtesy of Natural Stat Trick).

Dillon has dished out 16 hits and blocked seven shots. He won the fans over with his first game against the Pittsburgh Penguins when he fought Evgeni Malkin.

Grade: B-

Michal Kempny, Washington Capitals (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

#6 Michal Kempny

Michal Kempny had to overcome a hamstring injury he suffered towards the end of the season last year. He finally returned to the ice in mid-October. He has three goals and 15 assists for 18 points, averages 18:38 points per game and has dished out 42 hits while blocking 72 shots.

After the Dillon addition at the trade deadline, Kempny switched spots from his usual spot with Carlson to the third pair with Jonas Siegenthaler but was recently brought back up to the top pair.

Grade: C

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals get (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

#8 Alex Ovechkin

This is a no brainer and it’s a shame the season is on pause in that we won’t get to know (yet?) of what Alex Ovechkin‘s final stat line would be. But he hasn’t aged and this year is no different. 48 goals, 19 assists for 67 points for a guy who’s 34 isn’t too shabby.

Grade: A+

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