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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