With just eight minutes gone in the regular season, the Capitals have already shown that they can be a high-scoring team, and that they may still face some defensive struggles.
Thrashers forward Evander Kane, who had 14 goals last season, punched in his first goal of 2010 after quickly skating around Tomas Fleishmann. The play started for the Thrashers off a Fleishman turnover, and the Capitals center could not recover before being evaded by Kane.