There’s no doubt the Boston Bruins’ first-round series against the Washington Capitals will be a physical one.
And where that’s the case, there will be plenty of power plays and penalty kills on both sides. If there’s anything that the Bruins have a disadvantage against the Capitals, it will come on man-advantage opportunities as Washington has the edge head-to-head statistically heading into the playoffs.
Here’s how the two teams have looked overall during the regular season and against each other on the power play.
Rankings:
- The Bruins power play was 21.