Washington Capitals Blank Boston Bruins, 2-0, In Preseason Finale; Aliaksei Protas Scores


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The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins by a score of 2-0 at Capital One Arena on Saturday, the final day of NHL preseason action. Opening night of the regular season in North America across the league will be on Tuesday after the New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres played a back-to-back in Prague, Czechia this weekend. Washington finished the exhibition season with a 3-3-0 record. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren played the full game, making 17 saves.

Washington’s Lines

Alex Ovechkin — Dylan Strome — Andrew Mangiapane
Connor McMichael — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Andrew Cristall — Hendrix Lapierre — Aliaksei Protas
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Taylor Raddysh

Jakob Chychrun — John Carlson
Martin Fehervary — Matt Roy
Rasmus Sandin — Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Lindgren
Logan Thompson

  • Scratched
    • LW Jakub Vrana
    • LW Ivan Miroshnichenko
    • LW Sonny Milano
    • D Alexander Alexeyev
    • D Dylan McIlrath

Defenseman Ethan Bear in addition to but centers Michael Sgarbossa and Luke Philp all cleared waivers on Saturday.

Boston’s Lines

Brad Marchand — Morgan Geekie — Max Jones
John Beecher — Mark Kastelic — Cole Koepke
Brett Harrison — Georgii Merkulov — Fabian Lysell
Jeffrey Viel — Patrick Brown — Riley Duran

Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Parker Wotherspoon — Billy Sweezey
Michael Callahan — Jackson Edward

Brandon Bussi
Kasimir Kaskisou

Boston rested much of their regulars three days away from the opening of their regular campaign at the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday (7 PM ET, ESPN, ESPN+).

First Period

Scoring

  • 9:00, 1-0 Washington (SHG): Protas drove to the net off of an offensive zone faceoff loss and roofed a wrist shot over the glove of Bussi.

Stats

  • 10-2 Washington in shots
  • .58 Washington on faceoffs
  • Both teams failed to score on their first power play
  • 12-8 Washington in hits
  • 6-1 Boston in blocked shots
  • 7-3 Boston in giveaways
  • 1-0 Boston in takeaways
Screenshots: Natural StatTrick

Second Period

Scoring

Stats

  • 19-9 Washington in shots
    • 9-7 Washington in second period
  • .61 Boston on faceoffs
  • 18-15 Boston in hits
  • 11-5 Boston in blocked shots
  • 10-8 Boston in giveaways
  • 2-0 Boston in takeaways

Third Period

Scoring

  • 14:22, 2-0: Van Riemsdyk backhanded one over Bussi’s glove and under the bar from the left side of the goal-line after picking up the loose puck out of a cluster of bodies along the half-wall and deking to the net.

Stats

  • 32-17 Washington in shots
  • .59 Boston on faceoffs
  • Both teams did not score on three power plays
  • 25-22 Boston in hits
  • 12-8 Boston in blocked shots
  • 18-13 Boston in giveaways
  • 2-0 Boston in takeaways

Opening Night: Saturday vs. New Jersey (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-of-market)

By Harrison Brown

About Harrison Brown

Harrison is a diehard Caps fan and a hockey fanatic with a passion for sports writing. He attended his first game at age 8 and has been a season ticket holder since the 2010-2011 season. His fondest Caps memory was watching the Capitals hoist the Stanley Cup in Las Vegas. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, photography, and hanging out with his two dogs. Follow Harrison on Twitter @HarrisonB927077





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