The Washington Capitals conclude their two game road trip on Sunday night against the Boston Bruins. The Caps are coming off a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, a response just 24 hours after losing to the Bruins on home ice. It’ll be the sixth meeting between the teams this season. The Caps are 2-3-0.
Peter Lavioltte told the media after morning skate that Vitek Vanecek will be in net for the Caps. Vancek is 16-7-3 with a 2.66 goals against average and a .911 save percentage.
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Nicklas Backstrom leads the Caps with five points with a goal and four assists against the Bruins this season. Washington has had 10 different goal scorers against Boston, with Alex Ovechkin leading the way with two goals.
In the five prior games this season against Boston, Washington has been expected to allow 2.02 five on five goals per game, the third least expected allowed goals per game against Boston this season.
In addition the Caps have killed off 16 of the 18 power plays the Bruins have had this season for a success rate of 87.5 percent, the second highest penalty kill percentage a team has had against the Bruins.
The Caps come into this game with a record of 26-11-4 and 56 standings points, tied with the New York Islanders for first place in the MassMutual East Divison and tied for the fourth most points in the NHL.
Can the Caps end this road trip on a high note? Here’s how to find out:
Date: April 11, 2021
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: TD Garden
TV Broadcast: NBC Sports Washington
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7
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