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Washington Capitals: Breaking down first preseason game against the Bruins

We’ve made it. The offseason is over and the preseason is here and soon enough the games will count. The Washington Capitals get their first exhibition test tonight against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena. Puck drop is at 5 p.m. and we’ve got all the pregame information for you.

Before we break down this matchup, let’s take a look at what the roster will look like for this game:

Forwards
Daniel Sprong
Lars Eller
Garnet Hathaway
Connor McMichael
Hendrix Lapierre
Garrett Pilon
Tom Wilson
Beck Malenstyn
Brett Leason
Brian Pinho
Riley Sutter
Conor Sheary
Kale Kessy
Joe Snively

Defensemen
Justin Schultz
Michal Kempny
Dmitry Orlov
Dylan McIlrath
Martin Fehervary
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Has

Goaltenders
Pheonix Copley
Vitek Vanecek

This lineup features a lot of youth plus the return of Michal Kempny.