Coach Peter Laviolette remained vague on purpose. The Washington Capitals coach doesn’t see any reason to tip his hand, unveiling how the lineup will look before he must.
But even as Laviolette shied away from providing any details of what the lineup might be come Monday night, when Washington faces the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the opening-round series, Craig Anderson appears primed to start in net.
The 39-year-old Anderson, who filled in for rookie Vitek Vanecek midway through the first period of the eventual 3-2 overtime win in Game 1, had appeared in just four regular-season games, mainly spending his time on the taxi squad.