WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 5, New York Islanders 2
April 10, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, DC
Shots: WSH: 25; NYI: 40
Power Plays: WSH: 0/0; NYI: 0/3
Three Stars: 1. Kuemper (WSH), 2. Smith (WSH), 3. Strome (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled forward Joe Snively from AHL Hershey, 4/10
Recalled forward Beck Malenstyn from AHL Hershey, 4/7
Signed goaltender Mitchell Gibson to a one-year NHL entry-level contract, 4/7
Re-assigned forward Ludwig Persson from BIK Karlskoga (Sweden-2) to the AHL Hershey, 4/7
Signed goaltender Mitchell Gibson to an amateur tryout agreement (ATO), 4/2
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-4/10/23 (80 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-4/10/23 (76 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22, 4/2/23-4/10/23 (21 games)
Trevor van Riemsdyk: 4/2/23-4/10/23 (4 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23, 4/6/23-4/10/23 (7 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23, 4/8/23-4/10/23 (4 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23, 4/10/23 (14 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23, 3/25/23-3/30/23 (6 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Man Games Lost: 427
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
April 13, 7 p.m. ET vs. New Jersey (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Boston Bruins on Tuesday for the third and final meeting between the teams this season. The Capitals (1-1-0) and Bruins (1-1-0) split the first two games of the season series, with the visiting team winning each time. Washington fell to Boston 5-2 in the season opener on Oct. 12 at Capital One Arena, while the Capitals defeated the Bruins 2-1 at TD Garden on Feb. 11. Tuesday’s contest marks Washington’s final road game of the 2022-23 season. The Capitals have a record of 22-9-0 in their last 31 games versus the Bruins and are 11-4-0 in their last 15 games at TD Garden, dating back to the 2014-15 season.
AWAY vs. BOSTON BRUINS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
33-42-9-4 236 290 1 WSH win (2/11/23)
CAPITALS vs. BRUINS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (64) Ovechkin (28) Backstrom (42) Ovechkin (57)
Backstrom (51) Oshie (13) Ovechkin (29) Backstrom (53)
Carlson (40) Backstrom (11) Kuznetsov (17) Carlson (24)
TOP CAPS FACTS
About Last Night
- The Capitals snapped their six-game winless streak (0-5-1) with a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Monday.
- The Capitals won the season series with New York, going 3-0-1 against the Islanders and outscoring them 15-7 over four games.
- Washington was not awarded a power-play opportunity for the second time in their last six games, both of which came against the Islanders (also March 29 vs. NYI).
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Capitals tonight in the 3rd and final game between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 games at TD Garden.
- They are 63-12-5 overall this season and they are 33-4-3… The Bruins are 38-7-3 vs Eastern Conference opponents.
- They have set the highest win total in NHL history with 63 victories … Boston’s win total at the 64-game mark were the fastest 50 wins in NHL history and they set the team’s all-time wins mark at 59 and points mark at 123.
- The Bruins will close out their regular season vs. Washington on 4/11 and in Montreal on 4/13.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 6 games w/a 2-1 OT win on 3/30 vs Columbus, a 4-3 win in Pittsburgh on 4/1, 4-3 SO win in St. Louis on 4/2, 2-1/OT vs Toronto on 4/6, 2-1 win vs New Jersey on 4/8 and 5-3 win in Philadelphia on 4/11 … They are 13-1-0 in their last 14 games and are 24-4-0 in their last 28 games.
- The Bruins are 7-1-0 in their last 8 home games.
- The Bruins have won their last 7 road games.
- Boston 2 vs Toronto 1/OT … Charlie Coyle had 1-1=2 totals and David Pastrnak earned his 4th OT win of the season … Jeremy Swayman extended his win streak to 6 gms … SOG: Bos 33, Tor 32 … PP: 0/4 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 2 vs New Jersey 1 …Pavel Zacha scored twice in the game’s 1st 4:44 of play and Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for his 39th win of the season … SOG: Bos 40, NJ 30 … PP: 1/1 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 5 at Philadelphia 3 … David Pastrnak’s 15th career hat trick (3-1=4 totals), Tyler Bertuzzi’s 3A and Pavel Zacha (1-1=2 totals) had multi-point games and Charlie Coyle had a single tally … Jeremy Swayman tied his career season-high with his 23rd win in the season … SOG: Bos 34, Phi 37 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 0/4
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 145)
- David Krejci: Undisclosed
- Derek Forbort: Lower body (LTIR)
- Nick Foligno: Lower body (LTIR)
BOSTON vs WASHINGTON, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Capitals are meeting for the 177th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 85-56-21-14 record and a 568-499 scoring edge in those games.
- They are 46-27-9-6 lifetime vs. Washington with a 290-239 scoring advantage in those 88 home contests
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 25 players on their roster (2 LTIR) … 12 were drafted by the team, 7 were acquired in trade and 6 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins played 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They had a 13-2-1 record in afternoon games.
- The Bruins played 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They were 12-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and were 11-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing their 6th of a 7-game April schedule today (3 hm/4 rd, 5-0-0) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December, 10-3-1 in January, 9-1-0 in February and 11-4-0 in March.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Apr. 8: Oskar Steen returned to Providence/AHL.
Apr. 9: Oskar Steen, Jack Ahcan, Vinni Lettieri, Connor Carrick, and Brand Bussi recalled from Providence/AHL.
Apr. 10: Oskar Steen, Jack Ahcan, Vinni Lettieri, Connor Carrick, and Brand Bussi returned to Providence/AHL.
