GO CAPS! (Caps Outsider)
Max Wolpoff:
You know that scene in “History of the World: Part I” where Mel Brooks and his cronies are caught by the Romans while trying not to panic? I am Mel Brooks right now.
Three Penguins — Evgeni Malkin (1.75), Sidney Crosby (1.6), and Phil Kessel (1.2) — sit ahead of the nearest Capital, Nicklas Backstrom (1.17), in playoff points per game. The offense averaged 4.6 goals against mostly Henrik Lundqvist, a career 2.27 goals against average goalie who had that balloon to 4.