The Noon Number: Out in Front

16:23 - Amount of time that the Capitals have spent either trailing or tied with the Penguins through the first two games of the series. For the rest of the time, a combined 103:37, the Caps have been up by at least one goal:

This has been helped in large part by the Caps’ ability to jump out to some quick starts. In Game 1, Evgeny Kuznetsov put the Caps on top just 17 seconds in, and three nights later it was Alex Ovechkin giving the Caps the early lead about 90 seconds into the game.