Connor McMichael And Andrew Cristall Score, Capitals Fall To Bruins, 4-2, Remain Winless In Preseason


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The Washington Capitals fell to the Boston Bruins, 4-2 Tuesday night at TD Garden in Boston. The loss gives the Capitals a 0-2-0 record in the preseason with four more tuneups remaining before opening night on October 12.
LINEUP

Hunter Shepard got the start between the pipes for the visiting Capitals. Joonas Korpisalo got the start in goal for the Bruins. The starting forward lines and defensive pairs for the Capitals:

Connor McMichael – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson
Aliaksei Protas – Hendrix Lapierre – Ivan Miroshnichenko
Andrew Cristall – Mike Sgarbossa – Ethan Frank
Ilya Protas – Henrik Rybinski – Pierrick  Dube

Martin Fehervary – Matt Roy
Hardy Häman-Aktell – Ethen Bear
Chase Priskie – Vincent Iorio

Hunter Shepard
Mitchell Gibson

FIRST PERIOD

The Bruins opened the scoring just past the midway point of the opening frame. Riley Tufte (1) was credited with the opening tally at 8:09 of the first period. J. Oesterle (1) had the lone assist.

And that was it for the first 20 minutes. Boston led in shots on goal, 7-5. The Bruins led in expected goals for .53 to .24.

SECOND PERIOD

The Bruins made it 2-0 early in the middle frame with a power play goal from Fabian Lysell at 2:59. M. Callahan (1) and B. Harrison (1) had the helpers.

The Bruins made it 3-o midway through the second period on a laser from the slot by Patrick Brown (1) at 10:14 of the period.

Michael Dipietro replaced Joonas Korpisalo in goal for the Bruins immediately following the Brown goal.

This time the Capitals quickly answered. Connor McMichael dented the twine less than a minute later at 11:00 of the middle frame. P. Dubois (1) and T. Wilson (1) had the assists.

The Bruins held the 3-1 lead into the second intermission. Bruins led in shots on goal 13-11 after 40 minutes of play.

THIRD PERIOD

The Bruins restored their three-goal lead early in the final frame on a backhander from Justin Brazeau (1) at 2:12 of the third period.

Andrew Cristall notched his second goal in as many games to make it 4-2, late in the period. H. Rybinski (1) and P. Dube (1) had the helpers.

And that would be the final. The Capitals have been out-scored 10-4 in the first two preseason games.

By Jon Sorensen

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About Jon Sorensen

Jon has been a Caps fan since day one, attending his first game at the Capital Centre in 1974. His interest in the Caps has grown over the decades and included time as a season ticket holder. He has been a journalist covering the team for 10+ years, primarily focusing on analysis, analytics and prospect development.





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