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15 of 16 NHL.com writers and an anonymous scout, coach, and executive pick the Bruins to beat the Capitals in the first round

The Washington Capitals were one of the best teams in the league this season and did so despite missing Alex Ovechkin and many key players for parts of the year (Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, Lars Eller, Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson, Justin Schultz, and Ilya Samsonov).

NHL.com writers are apparently not impressed. Friday, the league posted Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions from 16 writers. Fifteen of them picked the third-seeded Boston Bruins to upset the second-seeded Capitals in the first round of the playoffs.

Folks, this is bulletin board material.

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By Ian Oland 20 hours ago

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Here’s the schedule for the Capitals and Bruins first-round series

Temporarily say goodbye to your friends and cancel all your plans. For the next two weeks, your participation and good vibes are needed for the Washington Capitals’ first-round series against the Boston Bruins.

The schedule is finally out and here is when you’ll be watching the games along with us.

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By Ian Oland 2 days ago

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Statistical models don’t exactly love the Capitals in their first round matchup against the Bruins

The Washington Capitals wrapped up the regular season finishing with 77 total points and a second-place finish in the East Division. That finish didn’t help them avoid a first-round date with what has been the NHL’s best team for the past month, the Boston Bruins.

That unfortunate result has led the boys from DC to not exactly be favored by statistical models in terms of moving on from the series victorious.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago

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Winning Raffl ticket: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals eeked out a 2-1 win over the Provide…Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. It took a goal in the final seconds from Michael Raffl to seal the regular season with a victory.

The Caps outshot Boston 32 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 70 to 43.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago

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Raffl to the roof: Caps beat Bruins 2-1

The Washington Capitals and a bunch of dudes resembling the Boston Bruins played a game that mattered just as much as a preseason game. All we want from one of these is no further injuries and maybe some good feelings going into the series against these same Bruins.

Nothing in the first. Curtis Lazar against the run of play put the Bruins in the lead. Carl Hagelin tied things up, chipping home a loose puck.

Michael Raffl from an impossible angle with three seconds left in regulation.

Caps beat Bruins 2-1!

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By Chris Cerullo 4 days ago

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Caps vs Bruins pregame: The regular finale

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.

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By Elyse Bailey 4 days ago

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The Bruins might be the toughest possible opponent for the Capitals

The Washington Capitals have drawn the Boston Bruins as their opponents in first round of the playoffs. I’m sure there will be a lot of predictions and projections — plus one very opinionated cointoss — coming in the next few days, but I want to start by saying that I think this is a very tough matchup.

The Caps have basically drawn the short straw of the division. Regardless of their position in the standings, the 2021 Boston Bruins are a very good team.

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By Peter Hassett 4 days ago

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The Boston Bruins will sit 16 regular players tonight against the Capitals

While the Washington Capitals won’t rest any players and “want to end the season on a good note,” the Boston Bruins will do literally the exact opposite.

After clinching the number three seed last night which guaranteed them a date with the Caps in the first round of the playoffs, the Bruins will sit… basically every regular on their team.

According to the Boston Sports Journal’s Conor Ryan, 16 Bruins players will sit tonight.

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By Ian Oland 4 days ago

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The Washington Capitals will play the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs

It’s official! The number-two seeded Washington Capitals will open the first round of the playoffs against the Boston Bruins.

The Bruins earned the right to face the Capitals after the Bruce Cassidy-led team took the New York Islanders to overtime and beat them 3-2 in the extra session via a Taylor Hall OTGWG.

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By Ian Oland 5 days ago

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Why the Capitals’ last 10 games of this season are really important

The Washington Capitals play the New York Islanders on Thursday night, beginning what will be the Caps’ most defining stretch of the season. Washington will play the three other current East Division playoff teams during six of the next 10 games. The other four games include two matchups against the New York Rangers, who have bedeviled the Capitals this season and are trying to get into the loffs.

“I feel like we’re down the road of the season where everybody understands what we’re doing now,” Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette said this week. “There shouldn’t be any excuses about not understanding [the system] or how we move about our business. I think this stretch — and the teams we have to play during this stretch — are games we’ll have to play the right way. By doing that, you prepare yourself for the playoffs.”

To be blunt, these final ten games will tell us if this year’s Capitals squad is a division-winner or a scrape-by-your-pants-into-the-playoffs type club.

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By Ian Oland 3 weeks ago

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