A look at a couple of blueliners making a splash in their Caps’ debut
3 – Number of defensemen in franchise history who have scored two assists in their Capitals’ debut – a club that only had one member heading into Saturday’s game in San Jose.
Back in 1984, defenseman Mike McEwen picked up a pair of assists in his debut with the team, a win over the Nordiques. Since then, no one else had done it until Rasmus Sandin kicked off his Caps’ career with two assists… followed by Gabriel Carlsson shortly after.
(h/t Matt Weyrich)