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Caps on Pace for Worst Season of Shutouts

Despite the Caps’ offensive struggles, Tom Wilson has stepped up recently with a team-best of eight goals, tied with Dylan Strome (Caps Outsider)

After suffering their fourth shutout of the season on Monday, a 6-0 beating by the Arizona Coyotes, the Capitals are on pace for their worst season of getting blanked.

While this season is only 22 games old – which puts the Caps on pace for being shut out 15 times – there is plenty of time to turn around the offense. But with Nicklas Backstrom out, Evgeny Kuznetsov benched, T.