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Bruins goalie has abysmal preseason opener with little help from teammates

One big question since free agency came and went in July and the rest of the summer was what the Boston Bruins were going to do with their backup goalie situation behind Jermey Swayman. Was Joonas Korpisalo or Michael DiPietro going to win that battle?

Sunday night at the TD Garden, DiPietro got the first crack to show what he could do in a preseason game against the Washington Capitals. Let's just say everyone is still working out the kinks ahead of the regular season.

Bruins goalie Michael DiPietro has a forgetful preseason opener against Capitals

DiPietro allowed five goals on 21 shots against the Capitals in half the game before giving way to Simon Zajicek in the second period.