5 – Number of times the Capitals have put up at least five goals while also shutting out their opponent this season. That’s tied for the third-highest total in League history, behind the juggernaut 1976-77 Canadiens’ squad (eight) and a handful of teams with six.
The company becomes more elite when considering that all five of the Caps’ games with 5+ goals and 0 goals against have come at home. Only two other teams in NHL history have ever achieved that – the ‘76-77 Habs and Barry Trotz’s old team, the 2006-07 Nashville Predators.