Zdeno Chara Out For Boston As Washington Looks To Sweep Bruins: News From Capitals’ Morning Skate

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The Washington Capitals wrap up their regular-season clash against the Boston Bruins on Monday night (7:00 P.M. ET on NBC Sports Washington). Here is the latest from morning skate at TD Garden.

Capitals

No changes are expected in tonight’s lineup. Goaltender Braden Holtby will most likely start for Washington.

Capitals expected lines vs Boston:

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Oshie
Hagelin-Eller-Panik
Leipsic-Dowd-Hathaway

Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
Siegenthaler-Gudas

— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) December 23, 2019

📍Beantown. #CapsBruins pic.twitter.com/C2A9wFduZr

— Washington ☃️ Capitals (@Capitals) December 23, 2019

TJ Oshie talks with the media at #CapsBruins morning skate in Boston. pic.twitter.com/iCXqPnknk8

— Washington ☃️ Capitals (@Capitals) December 23, 2019

Bruins

Defenseman Zdeno Chara will be out of the lineup on Monday night. During Game 4 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final against the St. Louis Blues, he sustained a broken jaw and is scheduled for a follow-up procedure.

🎥 Zdeno Chara on missing tomorrow’s game for a jaw procedure: “We tried to take advantage of that little break that we have coming up so it’s not too demanding on the body.” pic.twitter.com/eSAwJSsx7a

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 22, 2019

The Capitals are on the verge of sweeping the three-game season series against Boston tonight. Forward Brad Marchand and head coach Bruce Cassidy spoke to the media about the importance of a win versus the Capitals.

.@Bmarch63 on the importance of Monday’s game against the Caps: “We haven’t been having the results we would like. Having a bit of a break, it would definitely be nice to go into it on a good note.” pic.twitter.com/3Ct45jX5c1

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 22, 2019

#NHLBruins coach Bruce Cassidy on Monday’s game against Washington: “It is a good challenge and that’s OK…it’s a team we’ve struggled with and we know that. Sometimes that’s what you need.” pic.twitter.com/2ckzC0ZAUo

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 22, 2019

Center Joakim Nordstrom is in the lineup for forward Chris Wagner tonight. Defenseman John Moore will play alongside defenseman Charlie McAvoy. Goaltender Tuukka Rask is likely to start for Boston.

🎥 David Krejci on the #NHLBruins last matchup against Washington: “We had a good game…we felt like we played well, but even that wasn’t enough so we’ve got to be even better than that.” pic.twitter.com/uDsRRcjfBa

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 23, 2019

@JDebrusk on the matchup against the Caps: “We don’t like how we’ve been going here, no one has…we understand it’s against Washington as well. For us to come out on top, it’s not gonna be easy.” pic.twitter.com/EC1KDKfOd1

— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 23, 2019

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