Preseason Preview: Bruins vs. Capitals

Game Time: 7pm EST

Broadcasters: 98.5 The Sports Hub (radio)

SBN Game Page: Capitals vs Bruins coverage

Enemy Blog: Japers' Rink

It’s not on TV anywhere so if you’re like me and rely on broadcasts for that, well….you’re out of luck, I guess. Alex Khokhlachev will continue making a bid for a spot in the roster while being given less than a great chance. Let’s see what happens with the Bruins’ blueline, considering Adam McQuaid has been feeling stronger than he has in years after offseason surgery, and the battle of the backup goalies!

Krejci on skating w/ Beleskey & Pastrnak: "hopefully we'll learn how to play with each other, hopefully we'll click" pic.twitter.com/iv8XskJzAt

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) September 22, 2015

Bruins Lines:

Matt Beleskey — David Krejci — David Pastrnak

Frank Vatrano — Austin Czarnik — Brian Ferlin

Brandon DeFazio — Alex Khokhlachev — Zach Senyshyn

Anton Blidh — Chris Kelly — Justin Hickman

Defense pairings:

Torey Krug — Adam McQuaid

Linus Arnesson — Kevan Miller

Joe Morrow — Chris Casto

Goaltenders

Zane McIntyre, Malcolm Subban

The Caps are introducing Justin Williams to their lineup in their second preseason game - they blanked the Hurricanes last night in a 2-0 victory.

Capitals Lines:

Chris Bourque – Andre Burakovsky – Justin Williams

Jay Beagle – Chandler Stephenson – Paul Caey

Kevin Elgestal – Michael  Latta -- Chris Brown

Liam O’Brien – Zach Sill – Garrett Mitchell

Defense pairings

John Carlson – Nate Schmidt

Mike Moore - Tyler Lewington

Ryan Stanton – Madison Bowey

Goaltenders

Justin Peters (starting) - Philipp Grubauer (second half, 3-on-3 OT)

The preseason continues with its showcasing of rookies and players that need to prove themselves and earn their roster spots. Here’s hoping that the Bruins top line actually clicks - would be nice to see some chemistry here, because these three are in this roster to try things out.

And let’s hope for fewer injuries than the first preseason game, which took Griffith and Connolly away from us, so cruelly.