Washington Capitals (22-20-7, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (32-10-9, first in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals come into the matchup against the Boston Bruins as losers of six straight games.
Boston has a 17-5-3 record in home games and a 32-10-9 record overall. The Bruins have committed 229 total penalties (4.5 per game) to rank third in the league.
Washington has a 9-12-3 record on the road and a 22-20-7 record overall. The Capitals have gone 10-2-3 in games decided by one goal.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 33 goals and 42 assists for the Bruins. Brad Marchand has eight goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Tom Wilson has scored 12 goals with nine assists for the Capitals. T.J. Oshie has six goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 8-2-0, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.2 assists, four penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Capitals: 3-6-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.2 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder).
Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Sonny Milano: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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