Washington Capitals end regular season with buzzer beater win over Bruins

Michael Raffl, Washington Capitals Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Even though there was nothing to play for with both teams, the Washington Capitals showed heart in their final game of the regular season. In a potential playoff preview, well sort of, against the Boston Bruins, the Caps avoided overtime and scored in the dramatic McNugget minute to win 2-1.

Alex Ovechkin, who missed seven of the last eight games with a lower body injury, was back in action. Although we wrote that it was good to rest the starters yesterday, Ovechkin played a lot. But as the game progressed, I thought it was good the great eight was being careful out there while getting the reps he needed.

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