Former Bruin, Brooks Laich, got Washington’s overtime goal against the B’s last night, scoring on a 4-on-3 powerplay.By getting to overtime the Bruins were able to gain a single point, bumping them into 7th spot - ahead of the Flyers and just behind the Canadiens – but not able to grab the two points that a win would’ve given them.
While the Bruins really needed those two points, I was really pleased with how they played.
Given that the Capitals have such a massive point advantage (31 points over the B’s, as of this morning), I was impressed by how the Bruins dominated most of the play and kept the pressure on the Caps throughout the game. Jose Theodore is absolutely beatable in nets for the Caps, and they play like 5 forwards on the ice.
Last night’s match-up is a likely possibility for the first round of the playoffs (providing the Bruins even make it in) and while the B’s will be hard-pressed to beat anyone with such lacklustre scoring power, their hard-forecheck / defensive system clearly caused problems for the Capitals.
The Bruins play Buffalo on Thursday (which should be brutal), the Hurricanes on Saturday, and then the Caps again on Sunday to finish out the Season. It is likely that they’ll need all three games to determine their post-season fate.
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