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The Noon Number: Playoff Prowess

May 15, 2021; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates with Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) after a goal by Capitals defenseman Brenden Dillon (not pictured) against the Boston Bruins in the second period in game one of the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

2 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also…

…the number of players in franchise history who have scored at least 100 playoff points as a Capital. The two in question? None other than Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, who have piled up 141 and 114 respectively. Ovechkin and Backstrom are two of just 110 players in the league’s history to hit 100+ points in the postseason, and two of 16 active NHLers to have crossed the century mark in playoff points (and yes, we’re still counting Backstrom as active, shut up).

Tampa leads the way in active members of the century club with four in Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Ondrej Palat, and Steven Stamkos (as Stamkos’s entire postseason production was with the Lightning before departing for Nashville this summer). Three other teams besides the Caps have two active players – Edmonton (Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl), Colorado (Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen) and Pittsburgh (Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, who are 1-2 in scoring on the overall active list).

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