(Caps Outsider)
Through 15 games this season, the Caps are 8-4-3, with several players, including Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson, off to hot starts. Despite missing four games due to Covid protocol, Alex Ovechkin isn’t off to a bad start himself, with 14 points in 11 games. And while we’ve seen what Ovi can do in four games – the most he’s ever missed to start a season – his stats so far look different than what we’re used to seeing.
First, the great news. He’s got 9 assists in only 11 games, his highest total in years even if he didn’t miss any games.