Friday, December 19, 2008

The Remarkable Consistency of...Bruce Boudreau


We've commented in the past on the "remarkable consistency" of Alex Ovechkin since he came into the league, but he's not alone among the Caps in possesing the "consistency" gene. Since taking over behind the Caps' bench, Bruce Boudreau has compiled a record of 57-27-10. A mighty fine record it is, but it is in what makes up the pieces of that record that is just as amazing. If we break the 94 games into ten-game segments, it looks like this:

1st 10: 6-3-1 (13 points)
2nd 10: 4-3-3 (11)
3rd 10: 7-3-0 (14)
4th 10: 5-3-2 (12)
5th 10: 5-4-1 (11)
6th 10: 9-1-0 (18)
7th 10: 6-3-1 (13)
8th 10: 6-2-2 (14)
9th 10: 5-5-0 (10)
10th 10: 4-0-0 (8, to date)

Through 94 games, Boudreau has led the Caps on a 108-point-per-82 game pace. The Caps' 20-10-3 record this afternoon is a 107-point pace. In this metric, he's a metronome.

This guy's good. But then again, you probably knew that.

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