Preseason Game #3 Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Where: YD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA

When: September 27, 2008, 4:00 PM

Capitals Preseason Record: 2-0-0

Probable Line-Ups:

Washington

Forwards: 8 OVECHKIN, 10 BRADLEY, 14 FLEISCHMANN, 15 B. GORDON, 16 FEHR, 17 CLARK, 19 BACKSTROM, 20 AUCOIN, 21 LAICH, 25 KOZLOV, 28 SEMIN, 39 STECKEL, 53 LAING, 56 BOURQUE, 85 PERREAULT, 87 BRASHEAR, 91 FEDOROV, 92 NYLANDER

Defense: 3 POTI, 4 ERSKINE, 23 JURCINA, 26 MORRISONN, 29 CUTTA, 42 LEPISTO, 47 ALZNER, 52 GREEN, 55 SCHULTZ, 74 CARLSON, 75 G. MCNEILL, 89 SLOAN

Goalies: 1 JOHNSON, 40 VARLAMOV, 60 THEODORE

Boston

Forwards: 11 AXELSSON, 37 BERGERON, 61 BITZ, 43 KARSUMS, 81 KESSEL, 12 KOBASEW, 46 KREJCI, 57 LOVECCHIO, 17 LUCIC, 29 NOKELAINEN, 53 REICH, 73 RYDER, 91 SAVARD, 27 SCHAEFER, 60 SOBOTKA, SODERBERG, 47 ST. PIERRE, 16 STURM, 51 THOMPSON, 22 THORNTON, 42 WHEELER, 18 YELLE

Defense: 41 ALBERTS, 55 BOYCHUK, 33 CHARA, EGENER, 21 FERENCE, 34 HNIDY, 48 HUNWICK, 49 LASHOFF, 62 PENNER, 66 STOKES, 45 STUART, 44 WARD, 6 WIDEMAN

Goalies: 71 COURCHAINE, 35 FERNANDEZ, 40 RASK, 30 THOMAS

Preview:

The Capitals made some significant roster moves and are down to 34 players. That should mean the competition should pick up in a big way. The coaching staff is taking a long look at the young defensemen. John Carlson, one of the Caps 2008 1^st round draft pick, has been very impressive in camp and is the only junior player left on the roster. Look for the Caps to tighten up the defense early as the first two games saw shaky first periods. Jose Theodore will start in goal for the Caps, his first action in a Washington uniform.

Joe’s prediction: Caps 3 BOS 2

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