Top 3 early Capitals observations

#2 Power play improvement

The power play got off to a slow start but recently it’s found their stride. The Caps started the season with back to back losses to the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. In those games, the Caps went a combined 0 for 9 on the man advantage.

They finally scored their first power play goal of the season in a win against the Montreal Canadiens. Since finally finding the back of the net there was only one game where the Caps went scoreless on the power play.

That game occurred in the Caps third period comeback win over the Los Angles Kings. They went 0 for 3.

In their comeback win against the Vancouver Canucks the Caps went 2 for 3 on the power play. In their loss to the Ottawa Senators by a final of 5-2, those two goals came n the power play. The Caps also connected on a power play goal in their 6-3 win Monday night over the New Jersey Devils from who else but Alex Ovechkin.

Entering Monday’s game the Caps were in the middle of the pack at 16th on the power play. Entering Wednesday’s slate of NHL games, the Caps power play improved to ninth place with a success rate of 25 percent.