The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals engaged in eight physically inducing contests during the 2021 regular season. They’ll at least have four more bruising tilts ahead beginning Saturday night in the nation’s capital.
The Bruins and Capitals split the eight regular-season matchups. Yet, the Caps only saw the Bruins’ current makeover twice after Don Sweeney added Taylor Hall, Mike Reilly and Curtis Lazar following Boston’s ugly 8-1 loss to Zdeno Chara and company on April 11.
Peter Laviolette’s bunch remained consistent throughout their 56-game slate, eventually landing the second spot in the East Division. With a 12-4-1 mark since the trade deadline, Bruce Cassidy’s squad comes into the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the league.