The Washington Capitals along with the Minnesota Wild each were the only two clubs in the NHL with 10 wins in the month of November. The Caps extended their win streak to four games.
On Saturday night the Caps did battle with the New Jersey Devils. The Devils overcame 2-1 and 4-2 deficits after the Capitals also earased a one goal disadvantage in the first period but Taylor Raddysh and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored within a 10 second span in the third period as the Caps netted six or more goals in a contest for the seventh time this season, one behind the Winnipeg Jets for the most among all teams.
Raddysh and Dubois were two of the six unique goal scorers for the Capitals on Saturday with the former netting his first tally since captain Alex Ovechkin has been absent from the lineup. Washington's 14 different goal scorers since Nov. 21 are the most among all temas and more than the next closest which are the Carolina Hurricanes and San Jose Sharks, both with 13.
Without futher ado our power rankings from 1-32:
1. Minnesota Wild
2. Washington Capitals: After they ranked seventh in our last go around of the power rankings we moved them up to the two spot based off their hot November. However, if we power ranked just the Eastern Conference your Capitals would be number one right now. Still though two is a good spot and more importantly the team has won four in a row without the presence of Alex Ovechkin on the ice which speaks volumes about the offseason upgrades.
3. Winnipeg Jets
4. New Jersey Devils
5. Carolina Hurricanes
6. Vegas Golden Knighs
7. Los Angeles Kings
8. Florida Panthers
9. Dallas Stars
10. Toronto Maple Leafs
11. Vancouver Canucks
12. Edmonton Oilers
13. Calgary Flames
14. New York Rangers
15. Philadelphia Flyers
16. Boston Bruins
17. Tampa Bay Lightning
18. Colorado Avalanche
19. Columbus Blue Jackets
20. Buffalo Sabres
21. Utah Hockey Club
22. St. Louis Blues
23. New York Islanders
24. Pittsburgh Penguins
25. Detroit Red Wings
26. Seattle Kraken
27. San Jose Sharks
28. Anaheim Ducks
29. Otawa Senators
30. Nashville Predators
31. Montreal Canadiens
32. Chicago Blackhawks
Those are our rankings from 1-32 and your Capitals we put at #2 behind the Minnesota Wild. Caps have yet to face off but will in the month of January to begin the 2025 portion of the calendar.
Caps are back in action on Tuesday night on Monumental Sports Network for a home game against the San Jose Sharks. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.