Caps vs Bruins pregame: The regular finale

May 11, 2021 3:54 pm

It’s the finale. The last dance. The cherry on top. But, only of the regular season because the Capitals are hosting the Boston Bruins this evening and will then move on to playing them in the first round of the playoffs. Game is gonna feel weird. Embrace it.

The puck will drop at 7 PM and Chris will have your recap.


Record	33-15-7	35-15-5
Shot Attempt %	55.3%	51.2%
PDO	99.0	101.7
Power Play	22.0%	25.0%
Penalty Kill	85.9%	83.9%

Projected Lines

The Capitals had an optional skate yesterday. There are plenty of updates concerning the team, I’m going to give you the highlights here instead of guessing the lines:

Vitek Vanecek is in net
Alex Ovechkin is a game-time decision
Nick Backstrom is in.
TJ Oshie and John Carlson are out with lower-body injuries
Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Samsonov are out on the COVID-19 protocol list
And this:

ROSTER MOVES #Caps made the following transactions today:

Recalled forward Philippe Maillet from the taxi squad

Assigned forward Garrett Pilon to the taxi squad

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) May 11, 2021

The Season

WSH	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
BOS	🌮	🚽	🌮	🚽	🚽	🌮	🚽	5/11
NJD	🌮	🌮	🌮	🌮	🌮	🌮	🌮	🌮
PHI	🚽	🌮	🌮	🌮	🌮	🌮	🚽	🌮
NYI	🌮	🌮	🌮	🚽	🚽	🌮	🌮	🌮
PIT	🤷	🤷	🚽	🌮	🤷	🌮	🤷	🚽
NYR	🚽	🚽	🌮	🚽	🌮	🚽	🌮	🌮
BUF	🌮	🌮	🌮	🤷	🌮	🌮	🌮	🚽

Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL

Who is suiting up for the Bruins?

No, I’m not kidding. Who the hell is going to be playing tonight?

Storylines

The first round against the Bruins is going to be tough.
The Capitals have nominated Zdeno Chara for the Masterton Trophy.
Alex Ovechkin is a certified good guy. He’s investing in the Washington Spirit.
The story behind the Zdeno Chara signing.
Tim Stützle has the sweetest neighbors in all the land.
It’s official! 100% capacity at Capital One Arena is coming!
John Tortorella is not returning to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane…
Take a gander at the recent morning after numbers, just in case you need a refresher.

RMNB on the radio

RMNB’s Nathan Burchfiel did a radio hit this morning with WAMU. Check it out. He did so good. And the sound quality was excellent because “I built a little couch cushion fort and sat inside it during the interview.”

With pretty much every star player injured some way – from Ovi to Oshie, Carlson to Wilson – the Capitals have a lot on their mind ahead of the #StanleyCupPlayoffs. But @russianmachine’s Nathan Burchfiel remains hopeful.https://t.co/eLgyuOZrDZ

— Esther Ciammachilli #WeMakeWAMU (@EstherCinDC) May 11, 2021