#2 Defenive shore ups
Lost in the madness that is the great Capitals offense at five on five, perhaps the greatest show on ice, is the Caps penalty kill. Since Halloween the Caps have killed off 15 straight opposing power play opportunities.
Overall the Caps rank fourth in the NHL in penalty kill percentage at 87 percent through games played Nov. 11. The team has allowed 57 shots against while shorthanded this season, which is tied for the seventh lowest total in the NHL, per Natural Stat Trick.
In good news about Charlie Lindgren, who is still one heck of a goaltender even with the hot hand of Logan Thompson. Lindgren has a .962 save percentage when the team is shorthanded which is the third highest save percentage in the NHL.
And the defense can turn into offense as Rasmus Sandin enters tonight's game against his former team on a two game goal streak. All seven of his points this season have come in his last nine games played as he's recorded two goals and five assists.
This season he leads the Caps and ranks tied for 16th in the NHL in blocked shots with 34 through games played Nov. 11.