They don’t hand out extra standings points for style, so take the wins by high-stick hook or by crook and ponder some numbers…
.305 – Caps’ points percentage this year in games in which they have scored two or fewer “real” goals (9-25-7, including two 3-2 shootout wins), more than twice what it was a season ago (3-30-5, .145, including one 3-2 shootout win). Of those nine wins, three have come in the last month. And, yes, it’s worth noting that they’ve already surpassed last year’s total for games scoring two or fewer.