Counting down the days until the 2015-16 season with a look at a stellar season for the Caps' top d-man
43 - Number of days remaining until the 2015-16 season. But it's also...
...the number of assists earned by John Carlson in 2014-15, a career high that helped him to a 55-point season (also a career high). That ranked second among all Caps, behind only Nicklas Backstrom, and was tied with Brent Burns, Kris Letang and Mark Streit for the third-highest assist total among all NHL defensemen.