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.
