3 – Number of days remaining until the start of the Washington Capitals’ 50th season. But it’s also… …the number of players who have played 1000+ games with the Capitals. That trio, of course, consists of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and John Carlson, who are familiar faces atop most franchise leaderboards at this point and will go down as three of the greatest to play for the team.