Our weekly temperature-taking of the mainstream media's opinions on the Washington Capitals
| 1 | 2 | Big picture Washington is back where it belongs: first place in these rankings. The Capitals did fall by a 4-3 score in Dallas on Saturday, but that loss brought an end to a run of five consecutive wins. With a seven-point lead on the Stars and two games in hand, the Caps are running away with the race for first overall in the league. Their plus-56 goal differential basically matches the total of second-place Dallas and third-place Chicago combined (plus-58). |