The Capitals have figured out how to score again. I think that’s pretty evident after putting eight goals past Stanley Cup-winning Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington on Sunday.

After having trouble on offense last year, the Capitals are now tearing up the NHL in terms of scoring. They have the third highest team goal differential at +19, behind only the Carolina Hurricanes and Winnipeg Jets. Four Capitals are in the top 10% of point-scorers currently in the NHL (Dylan Strome 22, Alex Ovechkin 18, Connor McMichael 16, Aliaksei Protas 13).

Notably, that also means the Caps have more points than some of the NHL’s typical favorites. For example, McMichael and Protas combined for 29 points. That’s more than the Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho (27), the Panthers’ Aleksandr Barkov and Sam Bennett (28) and the Lightning’s Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel (26). Pro and Mikey are tied right now in combined points with the Bruins’ Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak.

Meanwhile, Strome and Ovi have combined for a whopping 40 total points, putting them right up at the very tip top of the league. Together, they have more points that the Penguins’ Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (34) and the Leafs’ William Nylander and Mitch Marner (38).

What’s even more compelling is that Ovi, Strome, McMichael and Protas’s production comes mainly at 5v5. The Capitals powerplay, though looking better lately, is still in the bottom 3 of the NHL (12.5%). But at 5v5, the four top producers on the Capitals are still top of the NHL. Ovi, Strome, McMichael and Protas are all in the top 12 of NHL 5v5 point-scorers. They’re in the top 5 in terms of 5v5 points per 60 minutes.

You don’t have to be a numbers person to see the incredible contributions being made on the ice. Though he didn’t score on the play, Protas had probably the best shift of his career against the Rangers on Oct 29. After a Rangers’ two-man advantage, Protas broke his stick on the penalty kill. He still managed to kill the penalty in the defensive zone, before beating the Rangers in a foot race up ice.