BRUINS GDT RR#3 NOON - BRUINS vs Caps - Winner plays NYI, Loser plays Carolina - NESN, NBCSN, SN, TVAS, 98.5 FM

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Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals

12 PM ET

National TV: NBCSN
Boston Radio: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub FM
Washington Radio: 94.7 FM

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Tuukka Rask
1 GP | 0-1-0-0| .914 Sv % | 3.07 GAA

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2 GP | 0-1-0-1 | .898 Sv % | 2.46 GAA

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TODAY’S GAME - The Bruins visit the Capitals today in the 3rd &final game of their Round Robin serie. - Tonight’s game will determine the 3rd &4th seeding for the Round One series ... A Boston win means the Bruins will face the New York Islanders in Round One ... A Washington win means the Bruins will face the Carolina Hurricanes in Round One.

BOSTON vs WASHINGTON, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins and Capitals have played 3 lifetime playoff series with WSH holding a 2-1 series advantage ... They have played 17 games with WSH holding both a 9-8 game edge &43-37 goals for/against advantage. - Their last series was the 2012 Conference Quarterfinal which WSH won 4-3 ... All games of that series were decided by 1 goal, including 4 in OT, which was the 1st time in NHL history that all games of a 6- or 7-game series were deciding by that margin. 2019-20 SEASON SERIES vs. WASHINGTON - The Bruins were 1-1-1 vs. Washington this season with 3-2 shootout loss in Boston on 11/16, 3-2 loss at Washington on 12/11 &a 7-3 win in Boston on 12/23 ... The Capitals had tied the 11/16 game at 19:01 of the 3rd period before winning in the shootout ... Boston’s win on 12/23 snapped an 0-6-2 home winless stretch vs. Washington. - The Bruins outscored the Capitals by an 11-9 margin, while Washington outshot Boston, 111-72. - David Pastrnak led the Bruins in scoring with 2-3=5 totals with John Carlson leading the Capitals with 1-3=4. - Tuukka Rask earned the win in goal while Jaroslav Halak went 0-1-1 in the series ... Braden Holtby took all 3 decisions in net for Washington with Ilya Samsonov getting no decision in relief in the 12/23 contest.

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[Fenway]

All I want to see today is the Bruins of 5 months ago.

In a way, I am happy they are not the #1 seed as they avoid the circus a Montreal series would bring.

How today plays out depends a lot on how Washington feels as either potential opponent for them has drama.

 

[caz16]

I never wish for specific opponents because it is always dangerous. All I want today is no injuries. Look out boys, I don't trust that they won't be looking to injure.

 

[Fenway]

HF Sportsbook odds

https://hfboards.mandatory.com/sportsbook/boston-bruins-vs-washington-capitals.45622/

 

[Fenway]

 

[Joe Zanussi]

Let’s win this. I’d prefer to avoid Aho and Svechnikov.

 

[EvilElf63]

Noon means nap time for the little one. That means I can watch. That means Bruins won't play well.

 

[AngryMilkcrates]

Take a knee, forfeit. Or play the kid squad.
I don't want any injuries and this Washington team seems to have injuries follow every team that plays them.

 

[Ladyfan]

The key to me is no injuries.

Play well...Stay well

HERE WE GO BRUINS...HERE WE GO

 

[Jaguar God]

Let's go Bruins!

 

[BMC]

DROP THE f***ING PUCK ALREADY!!!!!

 

[BruinsDude]

 

[Fenway]

DROP THE f***ING PUCK ALREADY!!!!!

 

[BlackCrowes]

The only two things they can control is effort and attitude. Work your asses off, be relentless, and the results will take care of themselves.

I’m an eternal optimist when it comes to the Bruins, so I’m expecting a win today!!

 

[nORRis8]

Would like the win just to prove they have their deal together. Other than that as I said even before the round robin, I could care less who they play in the playoffs. Seriously, what's to choose from NYI to the Canes?

 

[Kate08]

Guess I will be watching this as I forgot to set an alarm before I fell asleep last night so no beach for me!

good workout this morning, hockey, and getting ready for the week instead

 

[BAD BOY]

Let’s Go Bruins!!

 

[Fenway]

Haggerty: Here's the ideal first-round matchup for Bruins

Hags says

In all honestly, it’s clear the Bruins should want to win on Sunday vs. the Capitals, clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and face off against an admittedly solid Islanders team. The Islanders are well-coached as a Barry Trotz team, they have outstanding goaltending in Semyon Varlamov (.923 save percentage vs. Florida in the qualifying round) and they boast some very good players like Mat Barzal, Brock Nelson, Jordan Eberle and Jean-Gabriel Pageau among others.

But the Islanders are a hustle-and-hard-work kind of team that maximizes its talent level during the regular season. That means they tend to have a more difficult time beating talented opponents in the playoffs working just as diligently as they are during the postseason. There is an absolute ceiling to how good the Isles can be while constantly scrapping for offense, and that means they would experience a difficult time matching the firepower of the Bruins.

The Islanders were 22nd in the NHL in offense averaging 2.78 goals per game and finished 24th in the league in power-play percentage. They relied heavily on defense, goaltending and hustle to offset the modest attack.

They will play physical and try to frustrate the Bruins, but they just can’t hang with the high-end talent of the B’s provided they show a little more urgency and competitiveness than they have during the round robin.

On the other hand, a B’s loss would put them against a Carolina team that absolutely dominated the New York Rangers in the qualifying round. The Hurricanes are a deep, young and very talented roster with young scorers like Sebastian Aho (3 goals and 8 points in 3 games vs. the Rangers), Andrei Svechnikov (3 goals and five points vs. the Rangers) and Teuvo Teravainen up front, and Jaccob Slavin and Sami Vatanen on the back end with the hope that ex-Bruins D-man Dougie Hamilton may return at some point in the first round as well.

The Hurricanes were a top-10 power play team during the regular season and had one of the best offensive groups in the NHL. They are a significantly improved team compared to the group that the Bruins ushered out of the Eastern Conference Finals with a sweep a year ago, and they added big pieces Vatanen and Vincent Trocheck at the trade deadline.

Clearly, the goaltending is still an area to exploit with the Hurricanes, but they are also coming off a playoff series where Petr Mrazek played the best hockey of his career while posting a .940 save percentage in two starts. Combined, James Reimer and Mrazek had an amazing .955 save percentage in the three wins over the Rangers in the qualifying round, but neither one is a clear-cut No. 1 guy for the Hurricanes in the postseason.

What does it all mean?

Carolina is to be avoided if you are the Boston Bruins based on the torrid way it has played in the Toronto bubble, and based on the way Rod Brind’Amour’s crew can match firepower with the B’s all over the ice.

It will be entirely up to the Bruins to control the fate of their first-round playoff matchup with a win or loss against the Capitals on Sunday, and that ultimately could make all the difference on how long the Bruins will manage to stay in the hunt for the Cup.

 

[Mione134]

Just f****** win! No injuries. But put the league on notice. Work hard. Hit hard. No silly passes. The D has to be better (looking to see if Carlo bounces back). Kase needs to step up. Top line needs to wake up. Lets get this thing going boys. You cant flip the switch that easily. Flip it today and keep it moving. I believe in you. Time to put up or shut up.


Bake the cookies, folks! I have a feeling this is going to be a good day. Sun is shining. We're alive. Lets appreciate it! Lets go Bruins, lets go!

 

[Alicat]

Celine Dion played on my shuffled playlist while I was doing the dishes. Dad's ready for a Bruins win.

Every time a Celine Dion song played on game day last year the Bruins won so lets see if the same thing happens this year.

 

[Alicat]

 

[jgatie]

That may be the most cogent, balanced, and well written piece I've ever seen from Haggs. Amazing how losing your job seems to stop the click bait nonsense and instead, wrings out some actual competence.

 

[GahdenRinkRat]

Just hoping our boys look competent and top lines have chemistry, going into actual playoffs still shuffling the lines makes me queasy Look like the team that had the most points back in March and escape this one with no injuries...then I can get my playoff cowbell out of storage
Here we go here we go

 

[Kalus]

Hope they keep their heads on a swivel for Wilson. As much as I hate saying this, probably a game where it is best to 'let them sleep'.

 

[kthx]

7pm playoff game in Finland??? Something good came out of COVID after all! Big game from Marchand tonight.