It’s the bye week, so a good time to look back and check on those pre-season predictions. Focusing on the Metropolitan division, since that’s the most important given the playoff setup, here’s how the crystal ball has shaken out.
Preseason prediction - 1st
Actual position - 1st
On Pace for: 120 points
The Caps are just a good and reliably solid regular season team. They’re deeper up front than most of the league and if there’s been a surprise it’s probably more that it’s been about rookie backup Ilya Samsonov carrying the mail in net and performing much better than franchise staple Braden Holtby.