from Allan Muir of Sports Illustrated,

A look at some noteworthy numbers as NHL teams approach or hit the 10-game mark:

0: The number of goals scored by Rick Nash through 10 games this season. (The Rangers sniper was credited with an empty netter on Oct. 22, but never actually put the puck in the net. The goal was awarded after he was hooked from behind on the play.) Nash’s longest slump during his 42-goal 2014-15 season was eight games.

24.3: Average shots per game allowed by the Capitals. That pace would see the Caps allow the fewest since the Devils averaged 23.1 back in the shortened 2012-13 season. The last time a team managed to average fewer than 25 shots allowed in a full season was 2007-08 (Red Wings, Sharks). The Capitals have allowed as many as 30 just once this season, in their Oct. 13 loss to the Sharks, a testament to their team-wide buy-in of the philosophy of coach Barry Trotz.

27.3: Percentage of face-offs won by Mike Ribeiro. The Nashville center is the NHL’s least dangerous opponent in the circle, winning just 30 of the 110 draws he’s taken. Ribeiro’s never been particularly strong at the dots, typically averaging in the low-to-mid 40s (he won 43.2% of his face-offs last season), but this drop is significant. One scout pointed to his struggles as a reason why the Predators need to invest in a top-six center before the trade deadline.

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