Today’s Noon Number: 1.4 – Percentage of total time through the first three games of the season that the Caps played with a lead (Matt Hendricks opened the scoring against Winnipeg in the second game of the campaign, only to see his Caps tied 2:32 later on an Evander Kane goal. The Caps didn’t hold a lead before then and haven’t had one since.)
By contrast, the Caps have trailed for 122:45, or 68.2% of the first three games.