The Noon Number: Year in Review

86 - Number of regular-season games played by the Capitals since January 1, 2017.

Here’s a breakdown of some of the stats compiled by the team and the individual players over the past year:

120 - Points earned by the Caps, most in the League over that span (albeit with the most games played); the next-highest team is Tampa at 108

57 - Wins for the Caps since the start of 2017, which also leads the NHL. The Caps currently have a 2017 regular-season record of 57-23-6, with one game remaining

280 - Goals scored by the Caps this year - again, tops in the League

+66 - The team’s goal differential, giving up just 214 goals to the 280 they scored; the next-best differential in the League in 2017 was…