"📸: Alan Dobbins/RMNB The last time the Capitals had a multi-game winning streak was December 3, when they won their sixth straight and temporarily took first place in the Eastern Conference. Now, as of this snowy Monday morning and according to Moneypuck, that same team has just a 37 percent chance of making the playoffs. Everything in DC is heading in the wrong direction, and nothing is getting done about it."
"Overall, they rank ninth and tenth in the share of shot attempts and expected goals they control during five-on-five play. On a report card, I'd give that a solid B, but the grade letter would obscure a critical trend. The Caps were a top-three possession team for 25 games, and then Something Happened, and now they've been below 50 percent for 20 games.` So that B on the report card, while accurate, is completely eliding what's really going on."
The Washington Capitals surged to a six-game win streak and briefly led the Eastern Conference, but win probability and playoff odds have since tumbled to about 37 percent. Team five-on-five metrics now sit around ninth and tenth in shot attempts and expected goals share. The club sustained top-three possession for 25 games before a pronounced decline, and possession has been under 50 percent for 20 games. Analysts note the numerical trend without a clear causal explanation and express frustration that no corrective actions appear to have been taken.
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