Counting down the days to the 2015-16 season with a look at how frequently the Caps' two best players connected on the power play
17 - Number of days remaining until the 2015-16 season. But it's also...
...the number of Alex Ovechkin power play goals that were assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. Five of the assists were primary and 12 were secondary. That total of 17 was well clear of any other tandem in the league - three duos were second with 10 - and one more than they had in 2013-14.