Unmasking the NHL’s Deceptive .500 Teams: Who’s Faking Success This Weekend?
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That’s not to say that this stretch has been dominant. In fact, that nine-of-ten stretch came against a schedule that was basically a who’s-who of struggling teams around the league, including the Kings (twice), Leafs, Jets and Oilers. Mix in a few blowouts against teams that they should beat, like San Jose and Columbus, and the wins pile up. But the only team they played over that stretch that really feels like a contender right now is Tampa, and that’s the game they lost.
As always, you can only beat the teams you get to play, and taking care of business against struggling opponents is part of being a winning team. And the Caps do seem to have hit a tipping point last week, with the Other Rankings lads moving them all the way up to third on Friday — not just top spot for any Metro team, but ahead of everyone else in the entire conference.
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