Don’t look now, but in the time it takes to read this there may be a shakeup to the standings in the volatile Metropolitan Division.

After Sunday’s games, only seven points separated first from last place, and the Washington Capitals have seen both extremes over its first 26 games of the season.

The Caps are 15-9-2 and ended the month with seven wins in eight games to surge up the standings. They begin December two points behind Carolina for the division lead, and after Sunday’s 4-1 win over the New York Islanders, find themselves in the No. 3 seed.

Rankings: The team’s 3.38 goals per game rank seventh in the NHL, while their 2.58 goals against averages ranks second in the league. The power play (15.6%) is 26th and the penalty kill (71.8%) is 29th.

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