Who Is Off To A Good Start For The Washington Capitals

T.J. Oshie

We’ve talked about T.J. Oshie a little bit already today. He is near the top of the scoring list as well. In terms of noticeability, Oshie may be the top Capital in my opinion. The thing about Oshie, is he isn’t noticeable because he’s scoring, he’s scoring because he’s noticeable. A big difference. Also something I will point out in a minute.

Oshie is one of three players tied with six points. He has scored 2 goals and added 4 assists. Two of his four assists are primary assists as well.

Oshie has 8 scoring chances while 5v5 and also has 3 high danger attempts.

Oshie’s advanced stats are a bit of a mixed bag. His Corsi% is better than the two guys we’ve already mentioned at 49.66%. But his scoring chance percentage is 43.08 having 28 for and 37 against and his high danger attempts percentage is a gnarly (that’s right I said gnarly!) 29.17% having 7 for and 17 against. His possession numbers are good, but he and his teammates have to do better at limiting chances and high danger attempts.

My concern for Oshie is the same as Backstrom and Wilson. So far, the offense is there. But some underlying numbers might be concerning, particularly if the offense were to decrease.