8 – Number of wins earned by the Caps in their first 10 games, opening the season with an 8-2-0 record overall. That matches their best start in franchise history, with two other squads – 2011-12 and 1991-92 – also getting off to an 8-2-0 start.
The Caps currently sit first in the Metropolitan Division, their 16 points tied with the Rangers (a team they’ll face tomorrow night), and are six points back of Montreal for first place in the East with three games in hand.