#3 The five on five
The Capitals had a negative 37 goal differential when they barely squeaked into the playoffs last season. Now the Caps are fifth in goals with 59 which is good for third in the Eastern Conference as well as the Metropolitan Division entering Tuesday's slate of games.
The teams ahead of them are the Carolina Hurricanes, New Jersey Devils, Vegas Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets.
Connor McMichael leads the Caps with nine even strength goals. Alex Ovechkin is right behind him with eight. Aliaksei Protas has five. Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson each have four. Andrew Mangiapane, Jakob Chychrun, Nic Dowd and Brandon Duhaime each have three.
Ramus Sandin, Taylor Raddysh, and Jakub Vrana each have two. John Carlson, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mike Sgarbossa each have one. McMichael, Ovechkin, Protas, and Mangiapane each have two game winning goals.
Not only are the Caps better offensively but in a better position to win. With a 10-4-0 record for 20 points,, the Caps sit a point ahead of the New York Rangers for third place in the Metro Division. They are only two pionts behind the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricnaes for the top spot.