It’s just preseason, it’s just preseason, it’s just preseaso-
Things got started with Morgan Geekie being the recipient of a baubled attempt to leave the zone by the Capitals and hammering it home with gusto! 1-0 Bruins!
And then…the rest of the first period happened.
First, Sonny Milano was the recipient of an unprotected slot as he caught Mike DiPietro looking on a broken up possession, and evened things up. 1-1 Everybody…
Then the man who assisted on Milano’s goal, Hendrix Lapierre, got the puck off a quick little passing play behind the net, and the Caps took the lead. 2-1 Caps.
Washington would add to it’s lead with a Sonny Milano breakout, as the save on Victor Soderstrom went all the way out to the blueline and to Ethen Frank, who sprung Milano. 3-1 Caps.
Finally, to end things out, Ivan Miroschnichenko stripped the puck from Mason Lohrei, and he set up Bogdan Trinyev to tip the puck in at point blank range. 4-1 Caps.
The Bruins did make some progress on unraveling this boondoggle early on! Jeffrey Viel won a puck battle and threw it out in front, and Patrick Brown put a missile past Logan Thompson in order to cut the lead in half! 4-2 Caps.
The Caps however, answered back. Sonny Milano and Hendrix Lapierre led the charge out of the zone, and the only person back for it was Mason Lohrei; who couldn’t stop them from setting up Ryan Chesley to put the game’s scoring away. 5-2 Caps.
There was nothing much worth mentioning here, and the Bruins took their L and went home, though not after a brief shootout. Simon Zajicek did what he could…
…it just wasn’t enough for the Moral victory.
Boston plays their next preseason game against the New York Rangers in Manhattan. That game starts at 7pm EST.