The'Boston Bruins'and Washington Capitals open their regular seasons Tuesday at Capital One Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Bruins vs. Capitals, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Bruins won 2 of the 3 regular-season meetings last season, with Boston going 1-1 in the nation’s capital. The Over went 2-0-1 in the 3 meetings overall, with Boston outscoring Washington 13-10.
The Capitals head into the season with some injury concerns, as C Nick Backstrom is sidelined until at least January due to a hip injury, RW Tom Wilson will be sidelined until mid-December recovering from knee surgery and LW Carl Hagelin is out indefinitely due to an eye issue and hip surgery.
RW T.J. Oshie is nursing an upper-body injury and is a question mark for Wednesday, too.