Washington Capitals: Predicting the Top Five Goal Scorers for 2021-2022

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

The Washington Capitals will remain one of the most potent offenses in the NHL during the upcoming 2021-2022 season. Alex Ovechkin, the eight-time Rocket Richard winner, will once again led the team in goals, just like he has every year since he has been in the league.

The question is, who will be numbers 2 through 5?

If you look back to a season ago, Ovechkin led the team with 24 goals, followed closely by TJ Oshie with 22, Nicklas Backstrom with 15, Anthony Mantha with 15 (however, he only scored 4 with the Caps after being a trade deadline acquisition), Conor Sheary with 14, and both Tom Wilson and Daniel…