61 – Number of days remaining until the Caps open the 2015-16 season. But it’s also…
…the number of third-period goals given up by the Capitals in 2014-15, tied with Montreal and Chicago for the fewest in the League. Aside from the lockout-shortened season, that’s the lowest number the Caps have posted in that department in four years, and a dramatic drop from the 74 third period goals-against posted in 2013-14.