89.1 – Percentage of the Capitals’ total minutes in the 2018 playoffs that were skated by players who will be returning to defend their title in 2018-19* (7,904 of 8,875).
As of now, the Caps will be bringing back the players who…
* This assumes that Restricted Free Agents Tom Wilson and Travis Boyd will re-sign with the team, and that pending Unrestricted Free Agents Beagle, Alex Chiasson and Jakub Jerabek will not… which is far from a given, so that “89.1” number could still be on the rise. Heck, there’s even a chance Orpik could return.