Some Caps notes: As has become a recurring theme, the Caps are again outperforming their shot-attempt metrics at five on five. The last few games, though, have taken that to a new extreme: Capitals net shot attempts and goals per game at 5v5 Will this continue? It’s hard to tell. The Caps have been without some of their top players in this stretch, and Evgeny Kuznetsov got off to a (surprisingly) good start this year possession-wise. However, anytime you’re 28th in the NHL in shot attempt percentage and 25th in expected goals percentage, that might be a problem. Further, some of the very players that have fueled the Caps overperformance (such as Kuznetsov and Ovechkin) have been out during this stretch. We will have to wait and see.