Now that the All Star Game is done and over with, and the calendar has flipped over to February, it's starting to get down to the nitty gritty. The schedule makers sure had their hands full with the Metropolitan for the month of February. There are many different ways this can play out, but for the top teams, and the bottom teams in the Metro, lots of ground can be made or lost in what is the shortest month of the year.
The Capitals are kicking off a four game home stand this week and then will have their bye week.