The Washington Capitals released their Round 1 schedule hot off a win over the Boston Bruins, clinching a No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference.
This first-round matchup is against former coach Barry Trotz鈥檚 New York Islanders.
- Game 1: Wednesday, Aug. 12, 3 p.m.
- Game 2: Friday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m.
- Game 3: Sunday, Aug. 16, noon
- Game 4: Tuesday, Aug.18, 8 p.m.
- Game 5: Thursday, Aug. 20 TBD
- Game 6: Saturday, Aug. 22 TBD
- Game 7: Sunday, Aug. 23 TBD
T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, and Braden Holtby made 30 saves in the Caps’ 2-1 win over the Bruins Sunday.
鈥淲e know their system well,鈥 Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 gonna be tight games, it鈥檚 gonna be tough games. It鈥檚 not gonna be easy.鈥
The Capitals have now won 17 of their past 19 games against the Bruins and by earning the third seed cannot play the top-seeded Flyers until the conference final.
鈥淚 think we鈥檙e building our game,鈥 Wilson said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e feeling good about it. We鈥檝e got to keep building.鈥
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
