GDT by @Alicat
Boston Bruins (21-11-6 48 points) vs Washington Capitals (26-11-4 56 points)
7:00pm ET
Online: ESPN+
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Washington TV/Radio: NBCSWA, 106.7 The Fan, CapsRadio 24/7
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Boston Bruins Twitter
Washington Capitals Twitter
Caps Conclude Weekend Trip in Boston (From Capitals Website)
Dan Vladar
4 GP | 2-1-0-1 | .922Sv% | 2.25 GAA
Vitek Vanecek
28 GP | 16-7-0-3 | .911 Sv% | 2.66 GAA | 1 SO
Rest in Peace Colby Cave
Rest in Peace Mike (AOF)
Officials
Referees Wes McCauley (4), Reid Anderson (49)
Linesmen Matt MacPherson (83), Libor Suchanek (60)
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Capitals tonight in the 6th of 8 games between these teams this season and the 3rd of 4 at TD Garden. - The Bruins are opening tonight a 5-game home stand, continuing with Buffalo (4/13), NY Islanders (4/15 and 4/16) and Washington (4/18). - They are concluding tonight their 5th of 8 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 2-2-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 2- 2-0 in the 2nd games so far. - They are playing their 9th and 10th of 17 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They are 4-4-2 in game 1s, 4-4-1 in game 2s and 6-2-0 in game 3s of those series thus far.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Bruce Cassidy is coaching his 300th game behind the Boston bench tonight. - Tuukka Rask is one win short of his 300th NHL victory. - Jarred Tinordi is two games shy of his 100th NHL game. - Craig Smith is two games short of his 700th NHL game. - Charlie Coyle is two points shy of his 300th NHL point. - David Pastrnak is four goals short of his 200th NHL goal.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2020-21: 176) - Trent Frederic - illness - Matt Grzelcyk - upper body - 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 169th time in their histories with the Bruins having an 81-53-21-13 record and 541-472 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 44-25-9-6 vs. the Capitals lifetime on home ice with a 279-223 scoring edge in those 84 contests. - The Bruins are 5-1-3 in their last 9 games vs. Washington following an 0-11-3 stretch in their previous 14 games from 10/11/2014-1/10/2019 ... They are 2-0-2 in their last 4 home games vs. the Capitals. - The Bruins are 3-0-2 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, 5-1 home win on 3/5 and 4-2 road victory on 4/8 ... Brad Marchand leads the Bruins in scoring in the season series with 5-4=9 totals, followed by Patrice Bergeron (1-5=6) and David Pastrnak (3-2=5) ... Nicklas Backstrom leads Washington with 1-4=5 totals.
Boston Bruins (21-11-6 48 points) vs Washington Capitals (26-11-4 56 points)
7:00pm ET
Online: ESPN+
Boston TV/Radio: NESN, 98.5 FM The Sports Hub
Washington TV/Radio: NBCSWA, 106.7 The Fan, CapsRadio 24/7
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Boston Bruins Twitter
Washington Capitals Twitter
Caps Conclude Weekend Trip in Boston (From Capitals Website)
Dan Vladar
4 GP | 2-1-0-1 | .922Sv% | 2.25 GAA
Vitek Vanecek
28 GP | 16-7-0-3 | .911 Sv% | 2.66 GAA | 1 SO
Rest in Peace Colby Cave
Rest in Peace Mike (AOF)
Officials
Referees Wes McCauley (4), Reid Anderson (49)
Linesmen Matt MacPherson (83), Libor Suchanek (60)
TONIGHT’S GAME - The Bruins host the Capitals tonight in the 6th of 8 games between these teams this season and the 3rd of 4 at TD Garden. - The Bruins are opening tonight a 5-game home stand, continuing with Buffalo (4/13), NY Islanders (4/15 and 4/16) and Washington (4/18). - They are concluding tonight their 5th of 8 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 2-2-1 in the 1st game of those sets and are 2- 2-0 in the 2nd games so far. - They are playing their 9th and 10th of 17 sets of 3-games-in-4-nights this season … They are 4-4-2 in game 1s, 4-4-1 in game 2s and 6-2-0 in game 3s of those series thus far.
MILESTONES APPROACHING - Bruce Cassidy is coaching his 300th game behind the Boston bench tonight. - Tuukka Rask is one win short of his 300th NHL victory. - Jarred Tinordi is two games shy of his 100th NHL game. - Craig Smith is two games short of his 700th NHL game. - Charlie Coyle is two points shy of his 300th NHL point. - David Pastrnak is four goals short of his 200th NHL goal.
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2020-21: 176) - Trent Frederic - illness - Matt Grzelcyk - upper body - 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 169th time in their histories with the Bruins having an 81-53-21-13 record and 541-472 scoring advantage in those games. - The Bruins are 44-25-9-6 vs. the Capitals lifetime on home ice with a 279-223 scoring edge in those 84 contests. - The Bruins are 5-1-3 in their last 9 games vs. Washington following an 0-11-3 stretch in their previous 14 games from 10/11/2014-1/10/2019 ... They are 2-0-2 in their last 4 home games vs. the Capitals. - The Bruins are 3-0-2 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, 5-1 home win on 3/5 and 4-2 road victory on 4/8 ... Brad Marchand leads the Bruins in scoring in the season series with 5-4=9 totals, followed by Patrice Bergeron (1-5=6) and David Pastrnak (3-2=5) ... Nicklas Backstrom leads Washington with 1-4=5 totals.
Bruins win convincingly, at least three goals from the D and Marchy with another shortie
