Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals Live Streaming @ Sportsbook Online: The match-up between Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals will kick off on April 5, 2010 at 7 pm.
A strong final week of the season should be enough to put the Boston Bruins in the playoffs for the third straight year. That won't be easy with two road games left against the league-best Washington Capitals.
The Washington Capitals are solid 61.9 percent favorites over the Boston Bruins. The Capitals are favored partly because they have a +4 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 34 shots on goal vs 30 shots for the Bruins. The Capitals goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.2% compared to the Bruins goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 90.1%.
The Bruins opened the season against the Capitals on Oct. 1, and Washington rolled to a 4-1 win as Alex Ovechkin and Brooks Laich each collected two goals and an assist.
Despite struggling offensively again, the Bruins picked up a huge two points with a 2-1 overtime victory over Toronto on Saturday night behind another strong performance from emerging star Tuukka Rask. Miroslav Satan scored his second goal of the game with 1:35 left in the extra session and Rask stopped 27 shots as Boston won its fourth in a row on the road.
Records: Boston 36-30-12, 84 points; Washington 51-15-12, 114 points