According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 2016-17 Capitals are the first team in franchise history to have four separate six-game-plus win streaks in the same season. NHL.com’s Tom Gulitti was the first to report the news.

The Caps have currently won six-straight games after defeating the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 Wednesday night. The Caps are 7-0-1 since the four-game skid out west earlier this month.

How good have the Caps been since a slow start in October and November? The Caps have tallied a six-game-plus win streak in every month since December.

6-game win streak from 12/5 – 12/16

• December 5: Caps beat Buffalo Sabres 3-2 (OT)
  Goals: Beagle, Johansson (2)
• December 7: Caps beat Boston Bruins 4-3 (OT)
  Goals: Williams (2), Winnik, Backstrom
• December 9: Caps beat Buffalo Sabres 4-1
  Goals: Oshie, Vrana, Carlson, Johansson
• December 11: Caps beat Vancouver Canucks 3-0
  Goals: Ovechkin, Williams, Wilson
• December 14: Caps beat New York Islanders 4-2
  Goals: Connolly, Williams, Niskanen (2)
• December 16: Caps beat Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 (SO)
  Goals: Ovechkin, Williams, Oshie | Shootout goals: Oshie, Kuznetsov

9-game win streak from 12/31 – 1/15

• December 31: Caps beat New Jersey Devils 6-2
  Goals: Connolly, Beagle, Oshie, Ovechkin, Williams, Johansson
• January 1: Caps beat Ottawa Senators 2-1
  Goals: Alzner, Chorney
• January 3: Caps beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 (OT)
  Goals: Williams, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Orlov, Carlson, Ovechkin
• January 5: Caps beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0
  Goals: Winnik, Carlson, Schmidt, Burakovsky, Williams
• January 7: Caps beat Ottawa Senators 1-0
  Goal by: Oshie
• January 9: Caps beat Montreal Canadiens 4-1
  Goals: Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Connolly, Ovechkin
• January 11: Caps beat Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2
  Goals: Ovechkin (2), Williams, Backstrom, Eller
• January 13: Caps beat Chicago Blackhawks 6-0
  Goals: Beagle, Backstrom, Connolly, Wilson, Oshie, Beagle
• January 15: Caps beat Philadelphia Flyers 5-0
  Goals: Burakovsky, Williams, Niskanen (2), Williams

6-game win streak from 2/1 – 2/11

• February 1: Caps beat Boston Bruins 5-3
  Goals: Oshie, Backstrom, Ovechkin, Connolly, Kuznetsov
• February 4: Caps beat Montreal Canadiens 3-2
  Goals: Beagle, Burakovsky, Backstrom
• February 5: Caps beat LA Kings 5-0
  Goals: Eller, Johnasson, Connolly, Oshie, Williams
• February 7: Caps beat Carolina Hurricanes 5-0
  Goals: Ovechkin, Connolly, Eller, Kusnetsov, Johansson
• February 9: Caps beat Detroit Red Wings 6-3
  Goals: Johansson, Connolly, Oshie, Carlson, Oshie, Backstrom
• February 11: Caps beat Anaheim Ducks 6-4
  Goals: Oshie, Backstrom, Wilson, Winnik, Sanford, Johansson

6-game win streak from 3/18 – 3/29

• March 18: Caps beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3
  Goals: Oshie (2), Williams, Carlson, Oshie
• March 21: Caps beat Calgary Flames 4-2
  Goals: Kuznetsov, Oshie, Backstrom, Ovechkin
• March 23: Caps beat Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 (SO)
  Goals: Orlov | Shootout goal: Oshie
• March 25: Caps beat Arizona Coyotes 4-1
  Goals: Ovechkin, Winnik, Williams, Winnik
• March 28: Caps beat Minnesota Wild 5-4 (OT)
  Goals: Oshie, Ovechkin (3), Oshie
• March 29: Caps beat Colorado Avalanche 5-3
  Goals: Carlson, Beagle, Johansson, Kuznetsov, Eller

The Caps can extend their current win streak to seven games with a win against the Coyotes Friday night.

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