22 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also…
…the number of seasons in which the Capitals have earned at least 40 wins, their most recent being last season, when they hit exactly 40 wins on the final day of the season in that infamous win over Philadelphia.
Their 22 seasons with 40+ wins are tied for sixth-most in NHL history with…well, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Because of course. Montreal leads all teams with 42 seasons of at least 40 wins, followed by Boston (37), Philadelphia (31), Detroit (27), and the Rangers (23).