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Washington Capitals extend franchise-record home winning streak to 15 games

By Ian Oland (@ianoland) on March 5, 2017 | 0 Comment

With their 2-1 overtime victory against the Flyers, the Washington Capitals added to the franchise record for home wins.

The Capitals have now won 15-straight games at Verizon Center.

The Capitals have not lost a game at home since a 2-1 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils on December 27. They haven’t lost a home game in regulation since December 17, a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

During this remarkable streak, the Capitals have outscored their opponents 67-21. That’s a goal differential of plus-46, people.

Here are some more fun facts from the Capitals PR. It’s wordy, but delicious.

  • The Capitals extended their franchise-record winning streak to 15 games (1/1-3/4) and franchise record point streak to 17 games (12/23-3/4: 16-0-1). Washington is the first team to post a home winning streak of 15 or more games since Detroit won an NHL record 23 consecutive home games in 2011-12. During its home-winning streak, Washington has outscored opponents 67-21 and posted six shutouts.
  • The Capitals have posted a 27-5-1 record at home this season.
  • The Capitals have posted a 31-6-4 record since Dec. 5 and have tallied a point in 27 of their last 31 games (24-4-3). In its last 31 games (12/29-3/4), Washington has outscored opponents 120-60, scored four or more goals 19 times and allowed two goals or fewer 21 times during that span.
  • The Capitals’ 95 points and 44 wins this season are the second-most through the first 64 games in a season in franchise history (2015-16: 47-13-4, 98 points).

According to the Capitals Ben Raby, Braden Holtby is 19-0-1 since January.

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