The Washington Capitals will not hang their Stanley Cup champion banner for another two weeks, but they got in some competitive hockey Tuesday night. Stanley Cup-caliber hockey? Well, not quite yet.
The Boston Bruins handled everything Washington tried and won 5-2 in the Capitals‘ first home preseason game of the year at Capital One Arena.
It was the first preseason action for veterans Braden Holtby, Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie, while many of the other Capitals players who dressed were rookies and minor leaguers. Most of the Bruins organization is away playing in the NHL International Games in China, so they sent out a lineup of less familiar players.