More reason to believe that this iteration of the Washington Capitals is the best ever.

Washington became just the 10th team in NHL history to accumulate 55 wins in a season, triumphing 4-2 over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

With five games left on the schedule, which in addition to giving Braden Holtby multiple opportunities to match and likely surpass Martin Brodeur for the single-season wins record (he sits one back with 47), the Capitals could ascend to as high as a tie for second in wins across an 82-game campaign.

The 1995-95 Detroit Red Wings hold the record at 62 wins, while the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens hold down the second spot with 60. The 2009-10 Capitals, which piled up 121 points, won 54 games.

Washington will have another opportunity to dive deeper into the record books Saturday in Arizona.

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