Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins

atCapitals at Bruins

Preseason

September 20 · 5:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Washington Capitals4th in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 18 backWWWWLW443-30

Boston Bruins4th in the Atlantic · 2025-26 Final, 9 backLWLLWW245-27

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Washington Capitals4 listed

Jordan KyrouRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rasmus SandinD · is out. Back 2026-12-21.

Charlie LindgrenG · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Eriks MateikoLW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Boston Bruins2 listed

Charlie McAvoyD · is listed suspension. Back 2026-10-19.

Nikita ZadorovD · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Washington Capitals30 players

Forwards17

Jonny Brodzinski6' 0"33 yrs7 yr

Josh Dunne6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Ethen Frank5' 11"28 yrs2 yr

Boone Jenner6' 2"33 yrs13 yr

David Kampf6' 2"31 yrs9 yr

Aliaksei Protas6' 6"25 yrs5 yr

Dylan Strome6' 3"29 yrs9 yr

Anthony Beauvillier5' 11"29 yrs10 yr

Pierre-Luc Dubois6' 4"28 yrs9 yr

Ivan Miroshnichenko6' 1"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Ovechkin6' 3"40 yrs21 yr

Ilya Protas6' 6"20 yrsRookie

Jordan Kyrou6' 1"28 yrs8 yrOut

Ryan Leonard6' 0"21 yrsRookie

Justin Sourdif5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Alex Tuch6' 4"30 yrs9 yr

Tom Wilson6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Defensemen9

Jakob Chychrun6' 2"28 yrs10 yr

Vincent Desharnais6' 7"30 yrs4 yr

Martin Fehervary6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Justin Holl6' 4"34 yrs8 yr

Cole Hutson5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Timothy Liljegren6' 1"27 yrs6 yr

Dylan McIlrath6' 5"34 yrs4 yr

Matt Roy6' 2"31 yrs8 yr

Rasmus Sandin5' 11"26 yrs6 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Charlie Lindgren6' 2"32 yrs5 yrOut

Clay Stevenson6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Logan Thompson6' 4"29 yrs5 yr

Jesper Vikman6' 4"24 yrsRookie

Boston Bruins36 players

Forwards21

Attilio Biasca6' 1"23 yrsRookie

Michael Eyssimont6' 0"29 yrs4 yr

Brendan Gaunce6' 3"32 yrs7 yr

Morgan Geekie6' 3"28 yrs6 yr

James Hagens5' 11"19 yrsRookie

Ivan Ivan6' 0"24 yrs2 yr

Mark Kastelic6' 4"27 yrs5 yr

Marat Khusnutdinov5' 11"24 yrs3 yr

Sean Kuraly6' 2"33 yrs9 yr

Elias Lindholm6' 1"31 yrs13 yr

Fraser Minten6' 2"22 yrs2 yr

Casey Mittelstadt6' 1"27 yrs8 yr

Matthew Poitras5' 11"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Steeves5' 11"26 yrsRookie

Pavel Zacha6' 4"29 yrs10 yr

Brian Halonen6' 0"27 yrsRookie

Tanner Jeannot6' 2"29 yrs6 yr

Lukas Reichel6' 0"24 yrs5 yr

Kalle Vaisanen6' 5"23 yrsRookie

David Pastrnak6' 0"30 yrs12 yr

JJ Peterka6' 0"24 yrs4 yr

Defensemen11

Jonathan Aspirot6' 0"27 yrsRookie

Will Borgen6' 3"29 yrs6 yr

Connor Clifton5' 11"31 yrs8 yr

Maxence Guenette6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Jordan Harris6' 0"26 yrs5 yr

Henri Jokiharju6' 0"27 yrs8 yr

Hampus Lindholm6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Mason Lohrei6' 5"25 yrs3 yr

Charlie McAvoy6' 1"28 yrs9 yrSuspension

Victor Soderstrom6' 0"25 yrs3 yr

Nikita Zadorov6' 7"31 yrs12 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Luke Cavallin6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Jiri Patera6' 2"27 yrsRookie

Jeremy Swayman6' 3"27 yrs6 yr

Simon Zajicek6' 2"25 yrsRookie

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

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atCapitals at Bruins

Preseason

September 20 · 5:00 PM EDT

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Washington Capitals4th in the Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final, 18 backWWWWLW443-30

Boston Bruins4th in the Atlantic · 2025-26 Final, 9 backLWLLWW245-27

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Washington Capitals4 listed

Jordan KyrouRW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rasmus SandinD · is out. Back 2026-12-21.

Charlie LindgrenG · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Eriks MateikoLW · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Boston Bruins2 listed

Charlie McAvoyD · is listed suspension. Back 2026-10-19.

Nikita ZadorovD · is out. Back 2026-09-15.

Rosters

Each club's active roster, as filed with ESPN. Nobody posts a projected line for this sport, so this is the group available to play, sorted by position.

Washington Capitals30 players

Forwards17

Jonny Brodzinski6' 0"33 yrs7 yr

Josh Dunne6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Ethen Frank5' 11"28 yrs2 yr

Boone Jenner6' 2"33 yrs13 yr

David Kampf6' 2"31 yrs9 yr

Aliaksei Protas6' 6"25 yrs5 yr

Dylan Strome6' 3"29 yrs9 yr

Anthony Beauvillier5' 11"29 yrs10 yr

Pierre-Luc Dubois6' 4"28 yrs9 yr

Ivan Miroshnichenko6' 1"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Ovechkin6' 3"40 yrs21 yr

Ilya Protas6' 6"20 yrsRookie

Jordan Kyrou6' 1"28 yrs8 yrOut

Ryan Leonard6' 0"21 yrsRookie

Justin Sourdif5' 11"24 yrsRookie

Alex Tuch6' 4"30 yrs9 yr

Tom Wilson6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Defensemen9

Jakob Chychrun6' 2"28 yrs10 yr

Vincent Desharnais6' 7"30 yrs4 yr

Martin Fehervary6' 2"26 yrs5 yr

Justin Holl6' 4"34 yrs8 yr

Cole Hutson5' 11"20 yrsRookie

Timothy Liljegren6' 1"27 yrs6 yr

Dylan McIlrath6' 5"34 yrs4 yr

Matt Roy6' 2"31 yrs8 yr

Rasmus Sandin5' 11"26 yrs6 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Charlie Lindgren6' 2"32 yrs5 yrOut

Clay Stevenson6' 4"27 yrsRookie

Logan Thompson6' 4"29 yrs5 yr

Jesper Vikman6' 4"24 yrsRookie

Boston Bruins36 players

Forwards21

Attilio Biasca6' 1"23 yrsRookie

Michael Eyssimont6' 0"29 yrs4 yr

Brendan Gaunce6' 3"32 yrs7 yr

Morgan Geekie6' 3"28 yrs6 yr

James Hagens5' 11"19 yrsRookie

Ivan Ivan6' 0"24 yrs2 yr

Mark Kastelic6' 4"27 yrs5 yr

Marat Khusnutdinov5' 11"24 yrs3 yr

Sean Kuraly6' 2"33 yrs9 yr

Elias Lindholm6' 1"31 yrs13 yr

Fraser Minten6' 2"22 yrs2 yr

Casey Mittelstadt6' 1"27 yrs8 yr

Matthew Poitras5' 11"22 yrs3 yr

Alex Steeves5' 11"26 yrsRookie

Pavel Zacha6' 4"29 yrs10 yr

Brian Halonen6' 0"27 yrsRookie

Tanner Jeannot6' 2"29 yrs6 yr

Lukas Reichel6' 0"24 yrs5 yr

Kalle Vaisanen6' 5"23 yrsRookie

David Pastrnak6' 0"30 yrs12 yr

JJ Peterka6' 0"24 yrs4 yr

Defensemen11

Jonathan Aspirot6' 0"27 yrsRookie

Will Borgen6' 3"29 yrs6 yr

Connor Clifton5' 11"31 yrs8 yr

Maxence Guenette6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Jordan Harris6' 0"26 yrs5 yr

Henri Jokiharju6' 0"27 yrs8 yr

Hampus Lindholm6' 4"32 yrs13 yr

Mason Lohrei6' 5"25 yrs3 yr

Charlie McAvoy6' 1"28 yrs9 yrSuspension

Victor Soderstrom6' 0"25 yrs3 yr

Nikita Zadorov6' 7"31 yrs12 yrOut

Goaltenders4

Luke Cavallin6' 1"25 yrsRookie

Jiri Patera6' 2"27 yrsRookie

Jeremy Swayman6' 3"27 yrs6 yr

Simon Zajicek6' 2"25 yrsRookie

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

Atlantic · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Sabres50-23.665OT1

2Tampa Bay Lightning50-26.646L1

3Montreal Canadiens48-24.646L1

4Boston Bruins45-27.610W2

5Ottawa Senators44-27.604W1

6Detroit Red Wings41-31.561L1

7Florida Panthers40-38.512W3

8Toronto Maple Leafs32-36.476L5

Metropolitan · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Carolina Hurricanes53-22.689W1

2Pittsburgh Penguins41-25.598L3

3Philadelphia Flyers43-27.598W3

4Washington Capitals43-30.579W4

5Columbus Blue Jackets40-30.561L2

6New York Islanders43-34.555L3

7New Jersey Devils42-37.530L1

8New York Rangers34-39.470W1

Central · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Colorado Avalanche55-16.738W3

2Dallas Stars50-20.683W5

3Minnesota Wild46-24.634W1

4Utah Hockey Club43-33.561L1

5St. Louis Blues37-33.524W4

6Nashville Predators38-34.524L2

7Winnipeg Jets35-35.500L4

8Chicago Blackhawks29-39.439W1

Pacific · 2025-26 Final

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Vegas Golden Knights39-26.579W3

2Edmonton Oilers41-30.567W1

3Anaheim Ducks43-33.561W1

4Los Angeles Kings35-27.549L1

5San Jose Sharks39-35.524W1

6Seattle Kraken34-37.482L3

7Calgary Flames34-39.470W1

8Vancouver Canucks25-49.354L1

Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins — Sep 20, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings

Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins — Sep 20, 2026

What's at stake

Injury report

Rosters

League standings