Photo: Maddie Meyer
The Capitals got back to winning ways at TD Garden on Tuesday night with a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins. Andre Burakovsky opened the scoring, thanks to a lovely assist from Evgeny Kuznetsov, who then followed up with a goal for himself. Marcus Johansson completed the scoring for the Caps midway through the third period with his 10th goal of the season.
By Hana Imiolczyk 4 years ago
Photo: Greg M. Cooper
Last night, Evgeny Kuznetsov had two more highlight-reel plays in a season full of highlight-reel plays. In the first period, after playing keep-away along the dasher boards, Kuznetsov found Andre Burakovsky with a jaw-dropping cross-ice pass and the Burracuda’s fourth goal of the season. That pass eluded four sticks, including teammate Justin Williams. One period later, Kuznetsov was back at it on the power play. Kuznetsov, taking the open ice offered by sagging Bruins penalty killers, released a snapshot on a helpless Tuukka Rask.
Those were great, but he saved his best act for the third period. In one shift, Kuznetsov turned a NHL hockey game into a beer-league exhibition.
Photo: Greg M. Cooper
Evgeny Kuznetsov has become, in the words of Craig Laughlin, a human highlight reel. One period after he needled a pass through four sticks for a Burakovsky’s goal, Kuznetsov scored on the power play in an equally impressive manner.
Andre Burakovsky hasn’t had many opportunities to score. A mainstay on the fourth line when he manages to crack the lineup, Burakovsky has hit the back of the net just a handful of times this season. But if you pair him with Evgeny Kuznetsov’s otherworldy passing, good things will happen.
Tom Wilson leads warm-ups (From Capstagram)
A shorthanded Caps team is in Boston tonight to face the shorthanded Bruins. No one likes the Bruins. No one likes Brad Marchand. Marchand won’t play tonight. He’s suspended for being a nincompoop.
The Bruins sit in fourth place in the tightly packed Atlantic Division, where no team can seem to decide if they’re any good or not.
Puck drops at 7 PM. Time for a new streak.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 28-7-3 | 51.4% | 102.1 | 25.6% | 84.5% |
| Boston Bruins | 20-13-4 | 49.6% | 100 | 28.6% | 82.4% |
By Patrick Holden 4 years ago
