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With a standout defensive effort -- holding Boston to just 19 shots -- the Capitals laid a blueprint for what can bring success moving forward, beginning with Friday's rematch against the Bruins.

Washington Capitals edge Bruins 2-1 in SO in Zdeno Chara’s return to Boston Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara, skates across the Boston Bruins logo during a pre-game warm up prior to the first period of an NHL hockey game against his former team, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Boston. Chara played for the Bruins from 2006 through the 2020 season. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek, looks back as the puck hits the post after a shot by Bos...

Boston and Washington play again Friday at 7 p.m.

Washington Capitals edge Bruins 2-1 in SO in Zdeno Chara’s return to Boston Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara, skates across the Boston Bruins logo during a pre-game warm up prior to the first period of an NHL hockey game against his former team, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Boston. Chara played for the Bruins from 2006 through the 2020 season. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Charles Krupa Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek, looks back as the puck hits the post after a shot by Bos...

Alex Ovechkin broke a second-period tie and the streaking Washington Capitals welcomed back top goaltender Ilya Samsonov from an extended absence because of COVID-19 with a 3-2 victory over the skidding New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

Snapshots of the Week Ahead: Week 8 Share this story Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Capitals enter Week 8 at the top of the East Division. However, it is an uneasy perch. Only five points separate the top five teams in a division in which only four teams get a postseason berth. Week 8 is a critical juncture in the schedule for the Caps, who will play their closest pursuers, the Boston Bruins, twice and the fourth-place Philadelphia Flyers to close the week. The Opponents Boston Bru...

Despite the score appearing to show a blowout loss to the Devils, the Devils were rather competitive the whole night, but were unable to overcome a horrendous opening period. To say the Devils...

Three goals in the first lifted Washington to the road win in the first of a weekend afternoon back-to-back

A Tale of Two Months Where we compare offensive production in January to that of February, two months that look like two different seasons. Share this story Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Capitals have 18 games in the ledger for the 2020-21 season, nine in January and nine in February. Looking at their offensive performance, it looks more like two different seasons than two different months. The Capitals had the third-ranked scoring offense in the league in January, averaging 3.78 ...

After a slow first period, a wild second, and a sleepy third, the Caps fall to the Penguins in OT.