FINAL SCORE: Washington Capitals 2, Boston Bruins 1
IN BRIEF: What happened to the Boston Bruins?
The Bruins lost their NHL round robin finale Sunday afternoon to the Washington Capitals. Boston was outscored 9-4 in these three games, and as a result of finishing at the bottom of the round robin standings, the B's will be the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs despite winning the Presidents' Trophy during the regular season.
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The Bruins showed a little fight in the third period and cut the lead in half on a Jake DeBrusk goal, but they weren't able to finish the comeback. Boston's power play never scored in the round robin (0-for-9), the top line tallied one point in the three games and the goaltending wasn't anything spectacular.
The B's must give a much better effort to avoid a first-round playoff upset to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Boston Bruins
BRUINS RECORD: 0-3-0 (in round robin)
HIGHLIGHTS
The Bruins outshot the Capitals 6-2 in the first period and played pretty well overall in the opening 20 minutes, but Washington went into the intermission on top thanks to a T.J. Oshie goal with 16 seconds remaining.
After a scoreless second period, it didn't take long for the Capitals to double their lead in the third period. Capitals forward Tom Wilson beat Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask glove side 2:49 into the final frame.
The Bruins were desperate for a goal and Jake DeBrusk finally answered the ball at 10:30 of the third period. It was DeBrusk's first goal of the round robin and trimmed Washington's lead to 2-1.
UP NEXT
The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs start this coming week and the Bruins will play the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round. The schedule for the first round of the playoffs has not yet been announced.