Capitals: Top 3 questions that remain to be answered in 2020

#3 Will the Caps hold off the Flyers to claim their fifth straight Metropolitan Division title?

In their final game before the pause the Capitals rallied to force an overtime shootout with the Buffalo Sabres. Although they lost the Caps were at least able to come out of Buffalo with a point and that point may prove to be a big difference if the league chooses to jump straight to the playoffs.

The Caps are in the pause with a one point lead ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers and four points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Each of the three teams had 13 games left to play in a fight to the finish.

On paper it looked like the Caps would have an easier path to the Metropolitan Division title. They had eight home games and just five opponents who currently hold a playoff spot. There’s even two games against the Detroit Red Wings and one against the Ottawa Senators, the Caps were a combined 3-0 against those teams this season outscoring them 16-6.

The Flyers were red hot with nine wins in a row until a 2-0 loss on home ice to the Boston Bruins that might’ve been the difference in the division. Seven of their final 13 games are on the road.