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There will probably be no shortage of tension and dramatic moments during the Washington Capitals-Boston Bruins match in the 1st round of the NHL playoffs.
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The Washington defender Zdeno Chára, who previously spent 14 seasons as a captain in Boston and will lead the “bears” to win the Stanley Cup in 2010/2011 and later in the finals again in 2018/2019, will also be in the Washington jersey.
“They have a very solid team and great six attackers. Coach Peter Laviolette has a lot of playoff experience and he will definitely be well prepared. And Zdeno Chára will be there, so it will be a good story. I’m looking forward to the series with Washington, “ Boston coach Bruce Cassidy commented on the web NHL.
On Monday, his charges defeated the New York Islanders 3: 2 after extra time and finally took third place in the Eastern Division of the NHL. Washington, in turn, has a second place and with it the advantage of home ice in a possible seventh match. The second pair from this division consists of its winner Pittsburgh Penguins and the fourth New York Islanders.
Boston’s attacking leader this season is Brad Marchand, who has scored 69 points so far. The third most productive player of the competition warns that 44-year-old Zdeno Chára will be a great help to his coach in the fights with Boston.
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Washington Capitals – Boston Bruins (David Pastrnak, Zdeno Chara)
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“He controls the ways we play. He also knows our pseudonyms that we use for players in these situations. During the mutual matches this season, we could see him advising his teammates and preparing them for the game situations that we are going to play. All this will be a challenge for us. But this is a playoffs and we will try hard to handle it, “ announced Brad Marchand, author of 29 goals and 40 assists.
Of the seven games played against each other by Washington and Boston in the specific year 2020/2021, the Bruins won four and the Capitals three. It also testifies to balance and good knowledge of each other. Washington’s most dangerous players in these duels were Nicklas Bäckström with nine points and TJ Oshie with eight points. One goal from Boston was also scored by Zdeno Chára, it was on February 1, and the fight ended in a victory for his former teammates 5: 3.
On the other hand, the Bruins team was the most successful in these duels with the already mentioned Brad Marchand, who scored 7 goals and 6 assists against Washington. His teammates from the elite attack Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrňák added nine, respectively. eight points. In two matches against Zdeno Chár et al. Jaroslav Halák entered the Boston goal and both were victorious with a success rate of 93.1%.
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Zdeno Chara
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The fourth series of playoffs between Washington and Boston will begin on Saturday, the first in 9 years. The Capitals have won the last one in 2012 in the 1st round of the Eastern Conference in seven matches. The Washington players qualified for the elimination round seven times in an uninterrupted series, last year in the first round they unexpectedly failed in five games against the NY Islanders.
The Boston hockey players will play in the top 16 for the fifth season in a row, last year they were not enough in the 2nd round in the East in five matches for the later champion Tampu Bay.
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