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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Alex Ovechkin plays Wii against Dan Rosen during an appearance at the NHL Powered by Reebok Store on September 9, 2009 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Breaking down Alex Ovechkin’s NHL 20 rating

Four Advanced Stats The Washington Capitals Need to Improve On in 2019-20

Washington Capitals: Top 3 reasons to get excited for 2019

Analyzing The Washington Capitals Schedule: The Early Season And October

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Nicklas Backstrom #19, John Carlson #74 and Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals celebrate their teams 3-1 win over the New York Islanders at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on March 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Two NHL 20 Ratings

COLUMBUS, OH - DECEMBER 08: A young Washington Capitals fan watches Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during warmups before a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals on December 08, 2018 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.(Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: How the Division Champs stack up?

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: Chandler Stephenson #18 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck against Johnny Boychuk #55 of the New York Islanders in the first period at Capital One Arena on April 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: How to get under the salary cap

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Nic Dowd #26 of the Washington Capitals scores a goal against Petr Mrazek #34 of the Carolina Hurricanes on a penalty shot in the third period in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Early 2019 predictions for Nic Dowd

BUFFALO, NY - FEBRUARY 19: Nicklas Backstrom #19 and Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals chat on the bench during an NHL game against the Buffalo Sabres on February 19, 2018 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Upcoming milestones

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA - MAY 10: #3 Radko Gudas (CZE) passes the puck during the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Slovakia group B game between Czech Republic and Sweden at Ondrej Nepela Arena on May 10, 2019 in Bratislava, Slovakia. (Photo by RvS.Media/Robert Hradil/Getty Images)

Washington Capitals won the trade between Matt Niskanen and Radko Gudas

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 22: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring in the first period during a game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Washington Capitals on April 22, 2019 at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Can Alex Ovechkin Become The Greatest Goal Scorer?

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - MARCH 01: Jakub Vrana #13 of the Washington Capitals in action against the New York Islanders during their game at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on March 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Will the New York Islanders pack enough offense to improve?

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 07: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals shows his daughter the Stanley Cup after defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game Five of the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Capitals won the series four games to one. (Photo by Dave Sandford/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: T.J. Oshie’s contract extension helped win the Stanley Cup

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals looks on before a game against the New York Islanders at Capital One Arena on April 6, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Top 5 players to get excited for

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 07: T.J. Oshie #77 of the Washington Capitals scores a goal against Casey DeSmith #1 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period at Capital One Arena on November 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Do the Penguins Resemble Champs of Years Past?

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 13: Evgeny Kuznetsov #92 of the Washington Capitals celebrates after scoring a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second period at Capital One Arena on October 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Evgeny Kuznetsov will bounce back in 2019

PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 12: Tom Wilson #43 of the Washington Capitals skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on March 12, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: The importance of Tom Wilson in 2019

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 24: Alex Ovechkin #8 and Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals watch a replay after Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes (not pictured) scored a goal in the second period in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Four Lingering Questions for the Washington Capitals

RALEIGH, NC - APRIL 15:Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) gets ready to hit Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) as they fight during the first period of the third game of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, April 15, 2019. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Were the Carolina Hurricanes just lucky last season?

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 23: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals stands on the ice with his teammates and the Detroit Red Wings for a NHL-wide moment of silence for Hockey Fights Cancer before their game at Capital One Arena on November 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin – Hockey’s Global Ambassador

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: Braden Holtby #70 of the Washington Capitals signs autographs for fans on the Rock the Red Carpet prior to the start of a game against the Montreal Canadiens at Capital One Arena on October 7, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Braden Holtby is the Coolest Goalie in the NHL

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 4: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates goal during a NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders on December 4, 2008 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/NHLI via Getty Images)

Greatest Washington Capitals Lineup of All Time

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 14: Lars Eller #20 of the Washington Capitals skates with the puck in the first period against the St. Louis Blues at Capital One Arena on January 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Breaking down their 12 nationally televised games

TAMPA BAY, FL - MAY 23:Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) hugs left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) at the end of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: John Carlson should be named alternate captain in 2019

COLUMBUS, OH - FEBRUARY 12: Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Cam Atkinson (13) attempts a shot as Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) defends in a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals on February 12, 2019 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH. (Photo by Adam Lacy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: How will the Blue Jackets Replace the Production

TAMPA, FL - MARCH 30: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals celebrates his 50th goal of the season with teammates and against goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on March 30, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Audette/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Breaking down the toughest opponents in 2019

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 1, 2019: Russian ice hockey player Alexander Ovechkin during a press conference on the Alexander Ovechkin Cup All-Russian youth ice hockey tournament to be held in the Moscow Region on August 11-17. Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS (Photo by Stanislav KrasilnikovTASS via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin Hints Retirement After 2021 Season

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 20: Justin Faulk #27 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Lars Eller #20 of the Washington Capitals battle for the puck in the first period in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena on April 20, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images)

Washington Capitals: Early 2019 predictions for Lars Eller