You've seen what the experts have said about the Washington Capitals and it's no secret how successful they've been this season. But where do we rank the Caps among the leauge. Lets just say were a little biased after seeing the Caps ranked #2 everywhere.
32. San Jose Sharks
31. Chicago Blackhawks
30. Nashville Predators
29. Buffalo Sabres
28. Seattle Kraken
27. Anaheim Ducks
26. Philadelphia Flyers
25. Pittsburgh Penguins
24. St. Louis Blues
23. Montreal Canadiens
22. Utah Hockey Club
21. New York Islanders
20. New York Rangers
19. Boston Bruins
18. Columbus Blue Jackets
17. Calgary Flames
16. Detroit Red Wings
15. Ottawa Senators
14. Vancouver Canucks
13. Los Angeles Kings
12. Tampa Bay Lightning
11. New Jersey Devils
10. Colorado Avalanche
9. Toronto Maple Leafs
8. Minnesota Wild
7. Carolina Hurricanes
6. Florida Panthers
5. Vegas Golden Knights
4. Edmonton Oilers
3. Dallas Stars
2. Winnipeg Jets
1. Washington Capitals
After seeing the experts put the Caps at number two we had to put them at number one for our latest power rankings. We watch this team night in and night out. We know what this team is capable of and what they aren't. Credit to Winnipeg for winning the matchup to begin the month but that one game doesn't make a difference in these rankings.
Logan Thompson has been excellent in goal as he's 24-2-5 with a 2.23 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. Charlie Lindgren is 12-9-3 with a 2.63 goals agaisnt average and a .900 save percentage. Alex Ovechkin leads the Caps with 26 goals and needs 16 to break the record.
Other leaders on the Caps include Dylan Strome who has 16 goals, a team leading 38 assists for a team leading 54 points. As for young players Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael already set career highs in goals, assists and points this season. Protas has 22 goals and 24 assists for 46 points in 55 games played while McMichael has recorded 19 goals and 22 assists for 41 points in 55 games.
Nine other Capitals skaters are also on pace to establish career marks in goals, assists and/or points. So it truly shows how much this team has come together since the start of training camp.
The Capitals will hold one more practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Friday at 10:30 a.m. before they depart to Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins with a 3 p.m. puck drop on Saturday afternoon on ABC and ESPN plus.