Capitals: Top 5 takeaways of the season so far

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#5 Their hot start

In the beginning, the Washington Capitals got off to such a hot start that the concern was what if they went on to win the Presidents’ Trophy. In particular, the month of October was when they really heated up despite a challenging schedule to start the season.

It was challenging in due part to them being the opponent of a banner raising game to begin the season. Plus there was a five-game, 10 day road trip to end the month.

The Caps won that game in overtime and put together nine wins to tie a franchise record that was set in 1991-92 as well as set a new franchise high with 21 points. When the dust settled on the month of October, the Caps were 9-2-3, the Mystics won the WNBA title and the Nationals won the World Series. Man what a month it was.

It wasn’t an easy month as the Caps weren’t quite in full strength. Michal Kempny didn’t enter the lineup until the New York Rangers game a few weeks into the season so they had to shuffle defensive pairings. Plus Washington had to deal with the tight salary cap and even had to get creative on some occasions.

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