Counting down the days until the 2014-15 season with a look at the power play's supporting cast
44 - Number of days remaining until the Caps open the 2014-15 season. But it's also...
...the number of power-play goals scored by Capitals other than Alex Ovechkin in 2013-14, led by Troy Brouwer's dozen and six apiece from Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson and Joel Ward. In other words, the Caps' power-play minus the League's biggest extra-man gun still posted as many goals as eight teams (including the Stanley Cup Champion Kings).