Who Is Off To A Good Start For The Washington Capitals
By CJ Witt
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson is unfortunately a little banged up at the moment but that does not stop him from being towards the top of the team scoring. It’s rarely hard to notice Wilson, he always seems to play with speed and physicality, he’s done that early this season and he’s scoring as well.
Wilson has 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 games so far this season. That six points ties him for second in team scoring with T.J. Oshie and Jakub Vrana, behind only Backstrom’s team leading 7 points. His 3 goals are also tied with Vrana for second on the team and also only behind Backstrom and his 4 goals.
While 5v5 Wilson has 7 individual scoring chances and has 3 high danger attempts. Both of those numbers rank top five on the Capitals.
Like Backstrom, Wilson’s advanced stats leave a little to be desired. His Corsi% is a poor 42.45%. While on the ice the Capitals give up more than they get, earning 19 scoring chances and 9 high danger attempts. On the flip side, they have allowed 24 scoring chances and 13 high danger attempts.
As you might assume, Wilson is towards the top of the team in hits. He has 22 total hits in 5 games, that’s behind only Garnet Hathaway’s 24 and he has played in one more game than Wilson.
If we’re going to take something away from Backstrom and Wilson, they are scoring, the team is scoring while they are on the ice. Hopefully they can bring up their advanced stats. Because if the scoring dries up, they might start to run at a deficit.