Overview
- The Capitals are 7-7-1 through 15 games and sit outside an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
- Washington ranks near the top of the NHL at five-on-five in shot attempts, expected goals and chance generation, with better metrics than the same point last season.
- As of November 9, the team has scored 10.1 fewer goals than expected, highlighting a significant finishing shortfall.
- Special teams rank among the league’s worst, with just 7 goals on 47 power plays and 13 goals allowed on 46 penalty kills, and Spencer Carbery has publicly taken responsibility for power-play decisions.
- Pierre-Luc Dubois is out three to four months with a lower-body injury, and a difficult November schedule begins with road games at Carolina and Florida.