Ideally, the Boston Bruins want to avoid a first-round matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. And judging from Monday’s outing against a desperate Washington Capitals squad, the Bruins lived up to that development.
Jeremy Swayman bounced back in likely his final start of the regular season. But the turnover-prone Bruins were in coast mode from the get-go.
The opportunistic Capitals couldn’t get many pucks past Swayman, but they effectively generated havoc in front of the Boston net throughout Monday’s tilt.
The Caps outshot the Bruins 25-16 and pounced on John Carlson’s blast from the point 12 minutes in.