For the first time since their inaugural game back in 1974, the Capitals have an overall positive goal differential, after a 3-2 win against the Avalanche on Monday.
While the Caps had a couple of leads in that inaugural game, then fell to almost -800 in their first eight seasons, and it’s only taken until now to make their way back. Even recently, they haven’t made it easy on themselves, as they were -5 back in January, before slumping. John Carlson last month got the first zero goal since 1974, and then they slumped again.