The Capitals had a fight on their hands to get back into their recent winning ways. The Bruins came ready for a playoff atmosphere and that is exactly what they found.
The game started out with Zdeno Chara dropping the gloves to take on Tom Wilson after a cross check to his forearm.
This would prove to set the tone as each team would dole out hit after hit, with the Capitals leading the way by doubling up the Bruins with 40 to 20 hits.
As for the scoring the Bruins would start it out on the stick of the top goal scorer of the NHL, David Pastrnak, who found the tightest pocket to put the puck off the cross bar.