24 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 2023-24 season. But it’s also… …the number of even-strength points for Nic Dowd last season, setting a new career high. Dowd has seen his offense tick up almost every season of his career, saving his best offensive seasons for his time with the Capitals; his career-best season in 2022-23 narrowly beat out his career-best…