Surging Capitals prepare for Bruins as Zdeno Chara returns to Boston Samantha Pell, The Washington Post March 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Washington Capitals defenseman Zdeno Chara will face his former team for the first time in TD Garden since he signed with Washington in late December.Washington Post photo by Toni L. Sandys BOSTON - In normal times, without a pandemic, TD Garden would be a packed, sold-out spectacle Wednesday night for the homecoming celebration of longtime captain Zdeno Chara. The 43-year-old defenseman, who signed a one-year, $795,000 deal with the Washington Capitals in late December, would be met with a raucous ovation as the videoboard flashed with his highlight-filled tribute video for the 14-year Bruins captain.