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Boston Bruins (29-10-6 46 points) @ Washington Capitals (25-10-4 54 points)
7:00pm ET
Online: ESPN+
Boston TV/Radio: NESNplus, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Washington TV/Radio: NBCSWA, WJFK, CapsRadio 24/7
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Boston Bruins Twitter
Washington Capitals Twitter
Swayman Embraces Opportunity in Debut Victory
Brad Marchand Named NHL 3rd Star Of The Week
Jeremy Swayman
1 GP | 1-0-0-0 | .952Sv% | 2.01 GAA
Ilya Samsonov
13 GP | 9-2-0-1 | .896 Sv% | 2.87 GAA | 1 SO | 1 G | 1 A
Rest in Peace Mike (AOF)
Tonight's Officials
Referees Brandon Blandina (39), Kelly Sutherland (11)
Linesmen Kory Nagy (97), Andrew Smith (51)
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins visit the Capitals tonight in the 5th of 8 games between these teams this season and the 3rd of 4 at Capital One Arena. - The Bruins are playing game 2 tonight a 3-game road trip, which will conclude in Philadelphia on 4/10 ... They will return home to host Washington on 4/11 in the start of a 5-game home stand. - They are playing their 8th and 9th of 17 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They are 3-3-2 in game 1s, 4-3-1 in game 2s and 5-2-0 in game 3s of those series thus far.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Tuukka Rask is one win short of his 300th NHL victory. - Jarred Tinordi is two games shy of his 100th NHL game. - David Pastrnak is four goals short of his 200th NHL goal. - Charlie Coyle is four points shy of his 300th NHL point. - Craig Smith is four games short of his 700th NHL game.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2020-21: 162) - Charlie McAvoy - upper body - Jaroslav Halak - Covid protocol - Brandon Carlo - upper body - Ondrej Kase – upper body - Tuukka Rask - upper body - John Moore - hip surgery
BOSTON vs WASHINGTON, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Capitals are meeting for the 168th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 80-53-21-13 record and 537-470 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 37-27-12-8 vs. the Capitals lifetime on the road with a 263-248 scoring edge in those 84 contests. - The Bruins are 4-1-3 in their last 8 games vs. Washington following an 0-11-3 stretch in their previous 14 games from 10/11/2014-1/10/2019 ... They are 4-6-5 in their last 15 road games vs. the Capitals. - The Bruins are 2-0-2 vs. the Capitals in this season’s series so far with a 4-3 OT loss in Washington on 1/30, a 5-3 road win on 2/1, a 2-1 shootout setback in Boston on 3/3 and 5-1 home win on 3/5 ... Brad Marchand leads the Bruins in scoring in the season series with 4-3=7 totals, followed by David Pastrnak (3-2=5), Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy (1-4=5 each) ... Nicklas Backstrom leads Washington with 1-4=5 totals.
Boston Bruins (29-10-6 46 points) @ Washington Capitals (25-10-4 54 points)
7:00pm ET
Online: ESPN+
Boston TV/Radio: NESNplus, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Washington TV/Radio: NBCSWA, WJFK, CapsRadio 24/7
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
Boston Bruins Twitter
Washington Capitals Twitter
Swayman Embraces Opportunity in Debut Victory
Brad Marchand Named NHL 3rd Star Of The Week
Jeremy Swayman
1 GP | 1-0-0-0 | .952Sv% | 2.01 GAA
Ilya Samsonov
13 GP | 9-2-0-1 | .896 Sv% | 2.87 GAA | 1 SO | 1 G | 1 A
Rest in Peace Mike (AOF)
Tonight's Officials
Referees Brandon Blandina (39), Kelly Sutherland (11)
Linesmen Kory Nagy (97), Andrew Smith (51)
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins visit the Capitals tonight in the 5th of 8 games between these teams this season and the 3rd of 4 at Capital One Arena. - The Bruins are playing game 2 tonight a 3-game road trip, which will conclude in Philadelphia on 4/10 ... They will return home to host Washington on 4/11 in the start of a 5-game home stand. - They are playing their 8th and 9th of 17 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They are 3-3-2 in game 1s, 4-3-1 in game 2s and 5-2-0 in game 3s of those series thus far.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Tuukka Rask is one win short of his 300th NHL victory. - Jarred Tinordi is two games shy of his 100th NHL game. - David Pastrnak is four goals short of his 200th NHL goal. - Charlie Coyle is four points shy of his 300th NHL point. - Craig Smith is four games short of his 700th NHL game.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2020-21: 162) - Charlie McAvoy - upper body - Jaroslav Halak - Covid protocol - Brandon Carlo - upper body - Ondrej Kase – upper body - Tuukka Rask - upper body - John Moore - hip surgery
BOSTON vs WASHINGTON, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Capitals are meeting for the 168th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 80-53-21-13 record and 537-470 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 37-27-12-8 vs. the Capitals lifetime on the road with a 263-248 scoring edge in those 84 contests. - The Bruins are 4-1-3 in their last 8 games vs. Washington following an 0-11-3 stretch in their previous 14 games from 10/11/2014-1/10/2019 ... They are 4-6-5 in their last 15 road games vs. the Capitals. - The Bruins are 2-0-2 vs. the Capitals in this season’s series so far with a 4-3 OT loss in Washington on 1/30, a 5-3 road win on 2/1, a 2-1 shootout setback in Boston on 3/3 and 5-1 home win on 3/5 ... Brad Marchand leads the Bruins in scoring in the season series with 4-3=7 totals, followed by David Pastrnak (3-2=5), Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy (1-4=5 each) ... Nicklas Backstrom leads Washington with 1-4=5 totals.
