Before the calendar flips to a new year – and a new decade – here’s one last look back at the past year* in numbers:
112 – Points earned by the Capitals, third-most in the League, with an overall record of 51-23-10 in 84 games
46 – Goals scored by Alex Ovechkin in 2019; only Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl has more over that span (51)
3.32 – Goals per game for the Caps over the last year
23 – Number of players who dressed for at least one game for the Caps this year
82 – Points for John Carlson in 2019, 13 more than any other blueliner
337 – Penalties taken by the Capitals, second only to the Rangers (365), with 299 minors (also second to the Rangers)
26 – Even-strength goals for Jakub Vrana, which puts him in the League’s top 20 and is just one behind Ovechkin for the team lead
17 – Number of players to score at least a point for the Caps in 2019
82.9 – The Caps’ penalty-kill percentage over the past year
161 – Number of penalty minutes for Tom Wilson, tied with San Jose’s Evander Kane for the highest total in the NHL
1,782 – Number of shots faced by Braden Holtby
5.1 – Carl Hagelin’s shooting percentage this year, the lowest of any Cap on the current roster
28 – Number of road wins earned by the Caps, tied with Carolina and St. Louis for the most in the League (in one less game played)
.920 – Ilya Samsonov’s save percentage in games he starts, with an overall save percentage of .918
6 – Number of players on the current roster averaging at least .50 points per game over the last 12 months
*All stats through Saturday’s game in Carolina