#1 Offensive firepower
45 of Washington's 59 goals this season have come at five on five which is the most five on five gaols in the NHL through games played Nov. 11. Four of the five skaters who rank in the top five in the NHL in points per 60 minutes at five on five suit up for your Washington Capitals.
Dylan Strome's 14 points at five on five rank tied for second in the NHL. Connor McMichael's nine five on five goals are the second most in the NHL. Alex Ovechkin scored twice in St. Louis on Saturday night which gave him eight goals in his last seven games.
It also marked Ovechkin's 175th career multi goal game, and only Wayne Gretzky (189) has more in NHL history. His first goal stood as the game winner, marking the 131st career game winning goal. He is now five shy of passing Jaromir Jagr (135) for the most game winning goals in NHL history.
Ovechkin has reached 10 goals in his first 14 games of a season for the ninth time in his career. In each of the prior eight occassions he finished with at least 40 goals and scored 50 goals five times.