Capitals fall short in first round of playoffs due to age, injuries
Top-six scoring, power-play issues contribute to five-game loss to Bruins by Tom Gulitti @TomGulittiNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer
The Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Boston Bruins, losing 3-1 in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Stanley Cup First Round at Capital One Arena on Sunday.
The Capitals went 36-15-5 to finish second in the MassMutual East Division, four points ahead of the third-place Bruins. But Washington lost four straight games after winning 3-2 in overtime in Game 1, including Games 2 and 3 in OT after leading in the third period of each.
Bruins hope to carry momentum into Game 3 vs. Capitals
Field Level Media
19 May 2021, 05:05 GMT+10
Brad Marchand and the Bruins will look to build on their momentum as their first-round series against the Washington Capitals shifts to Boston for Game 3 on Wednesday night.
Marchand scored just 39 seconds into overtime to give the Bruins a 4-3 win at Washington on Monday night to even the best-of-seven series at 1-1. The Capitals were 3-2 overtime winners in Game 1 Saturday after Nic Dowd scored 4:41 into the extra period.
Through eight periods, the Bruins and Capitals have each scored six goals and Boston holds a narrow 74-71 advantage in shots.
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Capitals Offseason Recap
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If October 9, 2020 feels like it was approximately 28 years ago, you are not alone. The new NHL contract year began that Friday at 12pm EST, but with everything else going on in the world these past three months it is a bit difficult to remember all of the signings that followed.
For example: Torey Krug is now a Blue and Alex Pietrangelo left St. Louis for. Las Vegas? Yeah.
However, fear not! If like us you need a refresher on all of the moves the Capitals made this offseason, a rundown of the contract comings and goings, before the puck drops tonight - look no further!