Capitals vs. Bruins Recap: Superbly Bowled Over by Boston

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsComing into Super Bowl Sunday off of an exciting victory Friday night the Capitals welcomed the Bruins to Capital One Arena for a matinee. Despite Washington’s recent dominance of Boston the visitors rode a perfect performance from Tuukka Rask to a 1 to 0 victory over the Capitals.

Here’s Sunday afternoon’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Braden Holtby’s performance was excellent this afternoon. He gave the Capitals a chance in this game, turning aside 37 shots.

Minus: The Capitals allowed Boston to dominate the opening two periods of play. The Bruins more than doubled Washington’s shots on goal in both frames.

Nine more notes on the game.

A first period minor against Dmitrij…