Spaced out over the rest of June, we will feature end-of-season profiles for every player on the Washington Capitals, a year-in-review of sorts looking at their statistics, story lines and such. The full list of published pieces can be found at the end.
Three days after the Winter Classic, when his slick sunglasses set a new standard for coolness in outdoor hockey, Karl Alzner celebrated his second-period strike against the Florida Panthers by hollering, amid the swarming cluster of fellow Washington Capitals, “That’s my career high!” It was a small hurdle to clear for anyone, scoring three goals in a single season, but nonetheless meaningful for the 26-year-old defenseman.