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1 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also… …the number of Stanley Cups won by the Capitals in franchise history. The quest for their second begins tomorrow. Buckle up. Source … [Read more...] about The Noon Countdown: Lord Stanley

2 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also… …the number of players in franchise history who have scored at least 100 playoff points as a Capital. The two in question? None other than Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, who have piled up 141 and 114 respectively. Ovechkin and Backstrom are two of just 110 players in the … [Read more...] about The Noon Number: Playoff Prowess

3 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also… …the number of players who have played 1000+ games with the Capitals. That trio, of course, consists of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson, who are familiar faces atop most franchise leaderboards at this point and will go down as three of the greatest to play for … [Read more...] about The Noon Number: Elder Millennials

4 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also… …the number of times a Capitals’ goalie has put up at least 40 wins in a season. Those four 40+ win seasons were all accomplished by two goalies – the legends themselves, Braden Holtby and Olie Kolzig. Kolzig’s lone venture into 40-win territory was in 1999-00, when he posted 41 … [Read more...] about The Noon Number: Pipe Dreams

5 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also… …the number of players who have suited up for at least 100 playoff games with the Capitals over the years. Three of those five are currently active(ish), with Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson all crossing the century line in playoff games. Here’s the full … [Read more...] about The Noon Number: Postseason Presence