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The Noon Countdown: 40 Down...

Counting down the days until the 2014-15 season with a look at the Caps' ability to shut down games when leading after two

By Becca H
Paul Frederiksen-USA TODAY Sport

24 - Number of days remaining until the Caps open the 2014-15 season. But it's also...

...the number of wins earned by the Capitals in 2013-14 when leading after forty minutes, in 28 total attempts. The Caps' four losses when leading after two periods all came by way of overtime or the shootout, earning 52 of a possible 56 points in those situations (a points-percentage of just under 93%, 8th-highest in the League).

That was a nice change of pace from 2012-13, when they picked up three regulation losses when leading after two (tied for second-most in the League) - the first time they'd led after 40 minutes and failed to capture at least a point since the 2008-09 season.

Here's a breakdown of how the Caps stacked up against the rest of the League:

Team W L OTL Win % Pts Poss Pts Pts %
FLA 15 0 1 93.80% 31 32 96.88%
COL 35 0 3 92.10% 73 76 96.05%
MTL 35 0 3 92.10% 73 76 96.05%
ANA 40 1 2 93.00% 82 86 95.35%
STL 33 0 4 89.20% 70 74 94.59%
NYR 28 1 2 90.30% 58 62 93.55%
BOS 41 2 2 91.10% 84 90 93.33%
TOR 26 1 2 89.70% 54 58 93.10%
NSH 24 0 4 85.70% 52 56 92.86%
WSH 24 0 4 85.70% 52 56 92.86%
SJS 37 2 2 90.20% 76 82 92.68%
DAL 29 1 3 87.90% 61 66 92.42%
CHI 33 2 3 86.80% 69 76 90.79%
MIN 27 1 4 84.40% 58 64 90.63%
LAK 27 3 0 90.00% 54 60 90.00%
PIT 31 3 2 86.10% 64 72 88.89%
PHI 29 2 4 82.90% 62 70 88.57%
CBJ 29 2 4 82.90% 62 70 88.57%
TBL 28 3 2 84.80% 58 66 87.88%
OTT 24 1 6 77.40% 54 62 87.10%
CAR 22 2 3 81.50% 47 54 87.04%
NJD 22 1 6 75.90% 50 58 86.21%
EDM 15 2 2 78.90% 32 38 84.21%
BUF 6 0 3 66.70% 15 18 83.33%
CGY 22 4 2 78.60% 46 56 82.14%
DET 25 3 7 71.40% 57 70 81.43%
WPG 19 4 2 76.00% 40 50 80.00%
VAN 21 5 2 75.00% 44 56 78.57%
PHX 23 6 4 69.70% 50 66 75.76%
NYI 15 6 6 55.60% 36 54 66.67%