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Bruins’ penalty kill delivers signature performance in gutsy shootout win over Caps

WASHINGTON — The odds weren’t exactly in the Bruins’ favor during overtime on Saturday night at Capital One Arena.

Granted, that can be a sweeping declaration for a Bruins team saddled with 15 losses beyond regulation so far in 2023-24.

But the circumstances were particularly dire for Boston as Charlie Coyle, Andrew Peeke, and Brandon Carlo skated back on the ice and braced for the incoming onslaught.

The Washington Capitals are a team built to carve up opponents with the extra ice available in overtime — especially with poised playmakers and potent snipers like Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, and T.