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The Noon Number: Pick of the Litter

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14 - Number of former first-round picks on the Caps’ roster this season, most in the League ahead of the Ducks, Jets and Blues (all with 12). That’s well above the League average of nine first-round picks per roster.

The roster is so stacked that when Brett Connolly gets the nod over Zach Sanford, the team’s entire top nine forwards (and three of their top four defensemen) are former first-rounders.

Here’s the full list:

Alex Ovechkin (1st - 2004)
Nicklas Backstrom (4th - 2006)
Evgeny Kuznetsov (26th - 2010)
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