NHL Game Preview: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 10/8/2025 | Inside The Rink
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Boston Bruins (0-0-0) at Washington Capitals (0-0-0)
Venue: Capital One Arena
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Time: 7:30 pm EST
How To Watch: TNT, HBO Max
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub, Capitals 24/7
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Boston Bruins News & Notes:
The Bruins missed the postseason for the first time in nine years last season. Boston has revamped their bottom two lines and will look to play a more defensive style under new Head Coach Marco Sturm.
Washington Capitals News & Notes:
The Capitals defeated the Bruins in their only home ice meeting last season. The Caps lost their season opener last season but went on to win their next five games. Washington was eliminated in the second round of the playoffs by Carolina.
Boston Bruins Projected Lines
Geekie-E. Lindholm-Pastrnak
Zacha-Mittelstadt-Arvidsson
Jeannot-Minten-Eyssimont
Khusnutdinov-Kuraly-Kastelic
Lohrei-McAvoy
H. Lindholm-Peeke
Zadorov-Jokiharju
Swayman
Korpisalo
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Washington Capitals Projected Lines:
Ovechkin-Strome-Protas
McMichael-Dubois-Wilson
Beauvillier-Lapierre-Leonard
Duhaime-Dowd-Sourdif
Fehervary-Carlson
Chychrun-Van Riemsdyk
Sandin-Roy
Thompson
Lindgren
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Players To Watch:
Boston Bruins
The Bruins will rely on David Pastrnak again this season after leading the team with 106 points in 2024-25. Morgan Geekie scored a career-high 33 goals last season.
Washington Capitals
Dylan Strome led the Capitals with 82 points last season. Alex Ovechkin chipped in with 73.
Injury Report:
Boston Bruins
None
Washington Capitals
D Dylan McIlrath – IR
D Declan Chisholm – Day to day
Next Game:
Boston Bruins  – October 9 vs Chicago Blackhawks
Washington Capitals – October 11 at New York Islanders
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Fraser Minten was born on July 5, 2004, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The left-shot forward played for the West Van Academy U15 club in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League during the 2017-18 season. He scored nine goals with 29 assists in 26 games while contributing five points in the postseason. The following season, Minten […]
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