Roughly 1/10th of the way through the regular season, here's one stat for each player who has suited up for the Caps so far this season, by jersey number, for discussion:- 1 - Brent Johnson: 1-0-1 with a 1.92 GAA and .915 save percentage in games he has started
- 3 - Tom Poti: No hits on the season so far (in four games played)
- 4 - John Erskine: Got a 127% raise for next season
- 8 - Alex Ovechkin: No power play goals (after leading the League last season)
- 10 - Matt Bradley: On pace for 38.5% more shots than he's ever taken in a season
- 14 - Tomas Fleischmann: Second-most even strength goals on the team
- 15 - Boyd Gordon: Team-worst Corsi Rating
- 16 - Eric Fehr: Only 8:01 of ice time per game
- 17 - Chris Clark: No goals on only 10 shots on goal
- 19 - Nicklas Backstrom: No even strength points
- 21 - Brooks Laich: Team-high penalties drawn per 60 minutes of five-on-five ice time
- 23 - Milan Jurcina: On pace for 76.7% more shots than he's ever taken in a season
- 25 - Viktor Kozlov: Team is scoring 4.75 goals per game with him in the lineup, 2.25 goals per game with him out of the lineup
- 26 - Shaone Morrisonn: Leads the team in blocked shots... and PIMs
- 28 - Alex Semin: Tied for the League lead in scoring
- 39 - David Steckel: Team-worst minus-two rating
- 52 - Mike Green: Leading all NHL defensemen in goals... again
- 55 - Jeff Schultz: Leading the team in shorthanded ice time per game
- 56 - Chris Bourque: Has four goals and seven assists in six games for Hershey
- 60 - Jose Theodore: 42nd-best even strength save percentage in the League (35th-best against while shorthanded)
- 87 - Donald Brashear: Skating the fewest shifts per game on the team
- 89 - Tyler Sloan: 100% shooting percentage
- 91 - Sergei Fedorov: Leads the team in plus/minus
- 92 - Michael Nylander: Leads the team in takeaway
Elsewhere 'Round the Rinks:
CK reminds us that tomorrow night's game won't be televised.... What kind of guy drinks a double vodka and water? A $5.25-million, 23-year-old defenseman.... Remember Michael Dubuc who made some noise at Rookie Camp? He potted a hat trick for South Carolina the other night.... The Lightning Ice Girls have a calendar, and it's unclear whether Martin St. Louis is July or August.