Throughout the season, we’ll check in on the Washington Capitals to see which players, positions, and/or systems are hot and who is, well, not. Today we’re playing a little post-holiday catch-up and assessing the team based on their games between December 16 and January 5.
Opponents: Stars (L 3-1); Blackhawks (L 3-2); Hurricanes (W 3-1); Kings (W 3-1); Bruins (L 4-1); Maple Leafs (W 5-2); Red Wings (L 4-2); Bruins (L 3-1); Wild (SOL 4-3); Rangers (W 7-4)
Hot Front
The Big Boy Line. The trio of Aliaksei Protas, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Tom Wilson is 670 pounds of talented hockey player, and they have been far and away the best line for the Caps over this 10-game stretch.