The Washington Capitals are off to a red-hot start, having rattled off five wins in a row after their opening-night loss to New Jersey and looking relatively good (although not without areas for improvement) in the process.
They’re also scoring goals at a pretty decent clip. Through six games, they have 26 goals for a 4.33 G/GP rate – third-best in the league right now, behind only the Rangers (4.57) and the still-undefeated Jets (4.43). This is particularly impressive considering how abysmal the power play has been so far, clicking at just 9.5% (and 4.8% net, factoring in the one shorthanded goal they’ve given up); they currently boast the league’s second-best 5v5 GF/60 rate at 3.