The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night on a John Carlson third period goal. The two points for the win brought their season total to 51 in only 33 games.
The Caps are the first team to reach the 50 point level. The Bruins have the second most points with 46 but they do have a game in hand. The teams play again on December 23 this time in Boston.
Caps fans are quite familiar with the team leading the league in regular season points. The team has done it twice in the past four years and three times in the past eleven years.