Capitals visit the Bruins after Protas’ 2-goal game

Washington Capitals (23-8-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Boston Bruins (18-13-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -130, Capitals +109; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals visit the Boston Bruins after Aliaksei Protas scored two goals in the Capitals’ 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Boston is 10-6-2 at home and 18-13-4 overall. The Bruins are 9-5-0 in games they convert at least one power play.

Washington has a 12-4-0 record on the road and a 23-8-2 record overall. The Capitals have gone 22-1-1 when scoring at least three goals.

Monday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand has 14 goals and 13 assists for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Connor McMichael has 16 goals and 13 assists for the Capitals. Protas has scored six goals with three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 7-2-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.5 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

Capitals: 7-2-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.

Capitals: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.