Via ESPN, the top ten teams (by point percentage) since the Olympic break:
Over that 17-game span, the Caps have averaged 3.29 goals per game and have allowed 2.65, have converted 25.4% of their power plays and killed 77.6% of their shorthanded opportunities (yep, there’s that Achilles’ heel again, though it certainly is worth noting that its impact has been mitigated by only averaging 3.4 power plays against per game since the break).
The Caps might have taken their foot off the gas a bit after locking up the Conference and subsequently the League, but take a slightly longer view and things look just dandy (and taking as long a view as possible is always the best idea)… and that’s without the best player in the world being the best player in the world. This team at “far from perfect” is still awfully good.