Even after losing in a shootout Monday night, there isn’t a team in the NHL hotter than the Washington Capitals.
By getting to overtime against the Arizona Coyotes, the Capitals earned one standings point rather than coming away empty-handed if it were a regulation loss. At 30 points (13-2-4), not only do they lead the league, they’re off to a hotter start than they’ve ever had during the Alex Ovechkin era.
In that span, the Capitals‘ previous best start through 20 games was 29 points off 14-5-1 starts in both 2010-11 and 2015-16.