The Capitals are again in motion Friday night time for recreation two of their two-game set in opposition to the Boston Bruins. Puck drop is ready for simply after 7:00 PM. The staff held their recreation day morning skate Friday morning at Warrior Ice Area in Boston. Right here’s the newest from Bean City:
The Washington Capitals face the Boston Bruins tonight for the fourth time this season (2-1-0).
MORNING SKATE
Traces
Capitals traces at AM skate:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Sheary
Vrana-Backstrom-Wilson
Panik-Eller-Oshie
Hagelin-Dowd-HathawayDillon-Carlson
Orlov-Schultz
Chara-JensenVanecek
Samsonov— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) March 5, 2021
Vitek Vanecek will begin in aim for the Capitals tonight.
Laviolette: Vitek Vanecek will begin in aim for the Capitals tonight. #ALLCAPS
— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) March 5, 2021
Head coach Peter Laviolette was requested about utilizing Jakub Vrana first within the shootout lately.
Laviolette: re: Vrana going first in shootout: “There’s so much that goes into it… V’s been primary on my card for a very long time”#ALLCAPS
— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) March 5, 2021
Tom Wilson was requested if he thought the Bruins had been concentrating on Capitals gamers within the earlier recreation.
Tom Wilson: re: Bruins probably concentrating on a couple of Capitals gamers: “I don’t know what you’re speaking about” 🙂#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/f0OORumg5z
— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) March 5, 2021
After that, Tom did reply:
Capitals F Tom Wilson on if the Bruins/Trent Frederic had been concentrating on the Caps prime gamers/Alex Ovechkin and making an attempt to get him off his recreation Wednesday:
(Smiling) “I don’t know what you’re speaking about.”
Really, he did: pic.twitter.com/deGn1HBufb
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) March 5, 2021
Each day Twitter ballot:
Each day ask: The NHL enlargement draft for Seattle is ready for July (listing submitted 7/17, draft on 7/21). IF the draft was tomorrow, which goaltender would you defend? #ALLCAPS
— NoVa Caps (@NoVa_Caps) March 5, 2021
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
Tom Wilson
Justin Schultz
Peter Laviolette
SHAVINGS
- Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals in factors in opposition to the Bruins this season (1g, 2a), whereas Alex Ovechkin (1g, 1a), John Carlson (1g, 1a), Richard Panik (1g, 1a) and Jakub Vrana (2a) have all recorded two factors.
- The Capitals have gained 9 of their final 11 street video games in opposition to Boston (9-2-0), courting again to March 6, 2014.
- The Capitals allowed a season-low 19 pictures in opposition to the Bruins on Wednesday and improved to 9-2-1 in video games the place they permit fewer than 30 pictures per recreation.
- Since Feb. 16 and through the previous 9 video games, the Capitals are permitting an NHL-low 25.4 pictures per recreation and have recorded a 51.3 shot try share at five-on-five, enhancing from 47.7 p.c from the season opener to Feb. 14.
By Jon Sorensen
