5 Game Benchmark: Games 6-10

06-07 Record: 1-2-2 (4 points)
07- 08 Record: 1-4-0 (2 points)

06-07 Record Total/Projection: 3-3-4 (10 points)/25-25-32 (82 points)
07-08 Record Total/Projection: 4-6-0 (8 points)/33-49-0 (66 points)

06-07 Goals For (Period/Total): 14/31
07-08 Goals For (Period/Total): 13/24

06-07 Goals Against (Period/Total): 18/33
07-08 Goals Against (Period/Total): 17/29

06-07 Shots For/Game: 28.5 (285 Total)
07-08 Shots For/Game: 27.9 (279 Total)

06-07 Shots Against/Game: 36.6 (366 Total)
07-08 Shots Against/Game: 29.3 (293 Total)

06-07 Power Play Efficiency: 16.7% (9 goals, 54 opportunities)
07-08 Power Play Efficiency: 14.0% (7 goals, 50 opportunities)

06-07 Penalty Kill Efficiency: 80.3% (12 goals, 61 opportunities)
07-08 Penalty Kill Efficiency: 78.9% (11 goals, 52 opportunities)

So the Caps are off to a worse start than last year. They've lost more games, though they have won 1 more than last year, and are scoring few and fewer goals (particularly on the power play). Luckily, the defense is better this year and they are taking (relatively) fewer penalties. Still all that matters is the points and the Caps need to start winning and accumulating some more if they want to be fighting in the spring.