Boston Bruins center Rich Peverley (49) tries to get around to the puck deflected by Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Boston Bruins' Zdeno Chara (33) battles with Winnipeg Jets' Dustin Byfuglien (33) during the first period of their NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Trevor Hagan)
Massachusetts State Sen. Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, campaigns Monday outside the T.D. Garden before a Boston Bruins hockey game in Boston. Brown is running against Democrat Martha Coakley and Joseph Kennedy, a Libertarian who is running as an independent, in a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. (Associated Press)
Toronto Maple Leafs right winger Phil Kessel reacts against the Boston Bruins in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Toronto Maple Leafs right winger Phil Kessel reacts against the Boston Bruins in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich celebrates his power-play goal in the second period against the Boston Bruins in Boston on Saturday, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Keith Aucoin, a native of Waltam, Mass., scored twice against the Boston Bruins on Jan. 25 in a New York Islanders loss. (Associated Press)
andrew harnik/the washington times Capitals fans cheer before Game 3 against the Bruins in last year’s playoffs. On Tuesday, Verizon Center was filled with fans for the first time in more than eight months as Washington faced Winnipeg.
Capitals fans cheer before Game 3 against the Bruins in last year’s playoffs. On Tuesday, Verizon Center was filled with fans for the first time in more than eight months as Washington faced Winnipeg. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
