Defensemen Lead The Way – Washington Capitals Stars Of The Week

Justin Schultz

Justin Schultz, unfortunately, did not have the finish to his week that he or anyone would have liked. He missed the final game of the week thanks to being injured. That probably goes to show you how well his week was going, having missed a full game and still deserving a spot on our stars of the week.

Schultz had the third most points this week even after having missed a game. He scored one goal and added three assists. Something to note, all three of his assists were primary assists, making that stat even more impressive.

The one goal he scored was also a crucial one, giving his Caps team a lead with less than one minute remaining in the game. A lead the team would hang on to and win the game.

Schultz was also one of the most impressive Caps on the advanced stats sheet. He had a Corsi% of 59.57% which was second on the team trailing only the 71.43% of Lars Eller. While on the ice the Capitals had 12 scoring chances for with 7 against for a scoring chance for percentage of 63.16%, that was third on the team behind only Eller (70%) and Hathaway (64.71%). His 85.71% high danger shot attempts was second on the team, once again only behind Eller who had a 100% HDCF%. We should point out Eller played in one game.

It was maybe a slower start for Schultz. This past week however was possibly something we may be seeing a lot more of. I think Schultz is a slam dunk for our stars of the week, and hopefully he won’t be out too long.