vs. Boston Bruins
The Caps will wrap up the regular season against the Boston Bruins in what could be a potential first round preview. The Caps are 3-4-0 against the Bruins this season and their games so far have been entertaining.
The Caps won the first meeting 4-3 in overtime. Backstrom, Trevor van Riemsdyk, and Richard Panik all scored for the Caps in regulation while Ovechkin won the game in overtime.
The Caps dropped the rematch two nights later 5-3 in a game that saw them blow a 3-0 lead. They would bounce back on March 3 beating the Bruins 2-1 in the shootout. Lars Eller scored for the Caps in regulation while Jakub Vrana was successful in the shootout.
Two nights later the Caps would lose 5-1 and then on April 8th lost 4-2 on home ice. With the Bruins banged up on April 11, the Caps got an impressive 8-1 win. Oshie (twice), Eller (twice), Sheary (twice), and Dowd all scored for the Caps.
Unfortunately, it was a much different and fully healthy Bruins team when they met again in Boston a week later. The Bruins got a 6-3 win in that game.
Those are the final six games of the Caps regular season. Which game are you looking forward to? Are you attending any of them? Let us know in the comments!