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I have always been curious about how players are performing and what pace they are on in terms of points and goals. For me this lasts pretty much all season, starting way too soon in October and going all the way until game number 82. I think it's interesting to see what a player can potentially end up when at seasons end. At the same time it's not something you see very often. During TV broadcasts they don't often tell you every players stats and what they're on pace for. That's what we're going to do here today. Today I'll be showing you what every Washington Capital is on pace for in both goals and points. After that I'll show you what they ended up with last season just for comparison sake. Here we go... Alex Ovechkin -- 49 Goals, 87 Points, 82 GP Evgeny Kuznetsov -- 22 goals, 73 Points, 82 GP Nicklas Backstrom -- 15 Goals, 63 Points, 81 GP John Carlson -- 10 Goals, 63 Points, 82 GP T.J. Oshie -- 19 Goals, 52 Points, 76 GP Lars Eller -- 17 Goals, 37 Points, 81 GP Tom Wilson -- 10 Goals, 33 Points, 78 GP Jakub Vrana -- 17 Goals, 29 Points, 81 GP Dmitri Orlov -- 10 Goals, 27 Points, 82 GP Brett Connolly -- 22 Goals, 27 Points, 73 GP Matt Niskanen -- 6 Goals, 26 Points, 68 GP Devante Smith-Pelly -- 10 Goals, 22 Points, 79 GP Alex Chiasson -- 12 Goals, 17 Points, 78 GP Chandler Stephenson -- 3 Goals, 19 Points, 69 GP Madison Bowey -- 0 Goals, 18 Points, 74 GP Christian Djoos -- 5 Goals, 16 Points, 73 GP Andre Burakovsky -- 7 Goals, 19 Points, 57 GP Brooks Orpik -- 0 Goals, 11 Points, 82 GP Taylor Chorney -- 2 Goals, 9 Points, 57 GP The games played is the maximum a player can play. T.J. Oshie for example has played 42 of 48 games. If he stays healthy and plays the rest of the season he can only play in 76 games this season. based on his points per game over a 76 game season he could end up with 52 points. Now lets see how the Capitals did last season. Nicklas Backstrom -- 23 Goals, 86 Points, 82 GP Alex Ovechkin -- 33 Goals, 69 Points, 82 GP Evgeny Kuznetsov -- 19 Goals, 59 Points, 82 GP T.J. Oshie -- 33 Goals, 56 Points, 68 GP Matt Niskanen -- 5 Goals, 39 Points, 78 GP John Carlson -- 9 Goals, 37 Points, 72 GP Andre Burakovsky -- 12 Goals, 35 Points, 64 GP Dmitri Orlov -- 6 Goals, 33 Points, 82 GP Jay Beagle -- 13 Goals, 30 Points, 81 GP Lars Eller -- 12 Goals, 25 Points, 81 GP Brett Connolly -- 15 Goals, 23 Points, 66 GP Tom Wilson -- 7 Goals, 19 Points, 82 GP Brooks Orpik -- 0 Goals, 14 Points, 79 GP Jakub Vrana -- 3 Goals, 6 Points, 21 GP Taylor Chorney -- 1 Goal, 5 Points, 18 GP I'm not including players in their first year with the team, like Smith-Pelly, Chiasson or rookies like Bowey or Djoos. The players not included did not play enough or did not play for the Capitals at all. I'm also not including former players like Marcus Johansson or Justin Williams. What players catch your eye based on their last season stats compared to what they are on pace for this season? Ovechkin, on pace for nearly another fifty goal season and scoring nearly twenty more points. John Carlson is on pace for a career high 63 points. Maybe you look at someone like Connolly who's on pace for 22 goals despite not being a go to guy and on a super cheap contract. Does a weaker number catch your attention? Backstrom on pace for just 63 points. That would be a career low over an 82 game season for him. T.J. Oshie is on pace for 19 goals after scoring 33 last season. Andre Burakovsky can only play 57 games but is only on pace for 7 goals in those 57 games. Does any of this matter? Bottom line the Capitals at this point have played 48 games, they sit atop the Metro division yet again five points clear of the second place Devils, seven points up on the wild card and eight points above the playoffs cutoff line. They're on pace for 104 points as a team. I'm not sure many people had this team performing that well based on their last off-season. The team is the only thing to worry about, but nonetheless it's fun to see how the players are doing compared to last. CJ WittCJ has been following the Washington Capitals since the 2009-10 NHL season. Previously wrote about the Capitals for NovaCaps
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