The Caps come into this series against the third-place Bruins as somewhat surprising underdogs, with not a lot of experts (or “experts”) giving them much of a shot against big, bad Boston. They put together a hard-fought opening game
Here’s Saturday night’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: The Caps’ resiliency. While the Caps were already facing a bit of an uphill battle, and more of one after losing Vanecek, the team picked up that same “us against the world” mentality that has carried them all season and got the scrappy win.
Minus: Vanecek’s injury. The Caps’ ongoing goaltending fiasco continues after their rookie backup-turned playoff starter left the game midway through the first period.