1. Sticktoitiveness
Through the first two periods of their Game 1 win against the Panthers, the Caps generated 24 all-situation scoring chances, 11 of which were high-danger opportunities, 17 and 7 of which, respectively, came at five-on-five. Unfortunately for them, they had only one goal to show for the effort (Tom Wilson’s high-danger, power-play goal).
Over the course of the regular-season, the Caps’ scoring chance shooting percentage clocked in at 15.2 percent in all situations, 14.0% at fives, and their high-danger shooting percentage was 19.