One wouldn’t know it by the distribution of posts on this site, but the Redskins aren’t the only first-place team in town. (They are, however, the only first-place team in town with a sub-.500 record.)
The Capitals increased their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 triumph at Montreal on Thursday. It was the Canadiens’ first loss to an Eastern Conference foe in regulation this season, and kept Washington atop the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division. The Caps (18-5-1) and Rangers (17-7-3) both have 37 points, but Washington has played three fewer games.
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