GameDay: Bruins Visit Caps in Playoff Rematch at Verizon Center

Teams: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Records: Boston – 14-3-2 (30 Points) , Washington 8-11-1 (17 Points)

Location: Verizon Center – Washington, DC

Time:  7:00 P.M. (EST)

TV/Radio Info: NESN (Edwards, Brickley, Funayama) – 98.5 The Sports Hub (Goucher, Beers)

Last Game:  Montreal Canadiens 4 , Bruins 3 ……. Capitals 3 , Winnipeg Jets 0

Tonight’s Lineup (Subject To Change):

FORWARDS:

Marchand–Bergeron–Seguin

Lucic–Krejci–Horton

Peverley–Kelly–Paille

Pandolfo–Campbell–Thornton

DEFENSE:

Chara–Boychuk

Hamilton-Seidenberg

McQuaid-Ference

GOALTENDER:

Rask

Khudobin

Scratches– ….. Lane MacDermid, Aaron Johnson, Chris Bourque

Injuries: Mike Green (WSH)

Last Time We Met: Capitals 2, Bruins 1 (OT)

Opposing Goaltender:  Braden Holtby (14 GP/3.01 GAA/.907 Save Percentage)

Prediction: After having their six-game winning streak snapped by the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday evening, the Boston Bruins won’t be in the best of moods when taking the ice at Verizon Center on Tuesday. Those feelings will then be extrapolated by their opponents being the same team that ended their quest for back-to-back Stanley Cups, just ten short months ago. Truthfully though, the Capitals team you will see tonight is a lot different than the one that left TD Garden with a Game 7 victory last April. The departure of head coach Dale Hunter seems to have set the Capitals back quite a bit as they now find themselves firmly in the basement of the Eastern Conference while waves of criticism continue to come down on captain Alex Ovechkin. I’d expect the Bruins to come out fast and overwhelm the Caps early, eventually picking up the 4-2 victory.

Bruins 4 , Capitals 2

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