Game Day Preview: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins with Projected Lines

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Preseason Game 2
Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Date: Tuesday, September 24
Time: 7:00 pm

TV: NESN+
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub

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Washington Capitals Notes:

The Capitals dropped their first preseason game 6-2 to Philadelphia Sunday. Andrew Cristall and Ivan Miroshnichenko were the goal scorers. Goaltenders Hunter Shepard and Clay Stephenson each made 11 saves on 14 shots in the loss.

Boston Bruins Notes:

The Bruins lost their exhibition opener 3-2 to the New York Rangers Sunday. Cole Koepke and Trevor Kuntar scored the goals for Boston. Goaltenders Brandon Bussi and Michael DiPietro split time in net. Bussi made 10 saves on 12 shots and DiPietro made nine stops on 10 shots for the Bruins.

Washington Capitals Lineup:

McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
A. Protas-Lapierre-Miroshnichenko
Cristall-Sgarbossa-Frank
I. Protas-Rybinski-Dubé

Fehervary-Roy
Häman Aktell-Bear
Priskie-Iorio

Shepard
Gibson

Boston Bruins Lineup:

Harrison-Frederic-Poitras
Johnson-Merkulov-Brazeau
Tufte-Nelson-Lysell
Abate-Brown-McLaughlin

Lindholm-Carlo
Callahan-Mitchell
Oesterle-Sweezey

Korpisalo
DiPietro

Players To Watch:

Washington Capitals –

Veteran forward Tom Wilson makes his preseason debut. Newcomer Pierre Luc Dubois will also see time for the Capitals.

Boston Bruins –

Prospects Georgii Merkulov and Fabian Lysell will get a second look for Boston after each forward played around 15 minutes with no shots combined in the first preseason game. Forward Tyler Johnson makes his first appearance as he tries to make the Bruins roster with a PTO.

Next game

Washington Capitals at New Jersey, Wednesday, September 25 at 7 pm.
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Thursday, September 26 at 7 pm.

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