Caps set franchise mark with 11th win in row; Bruins’ skid hits 8
Posted by GameSetMatch on February 3rd, 2010
Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau finds it hard to believe his club has won a franchise record 11 straight games. Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien feels the same about his team’s eight-game losing streak.
In what loomed as a mismatch between the highest and lowest-scoring teams in the NHL, the Capitals finally took their first lead in the third period and beat the Bruins 4-1 on Tuesday night.
The Capitals’ record winning streak of 10 games set 26 years ago had been surpassed.
“It’s pretty mind boggling,” Boudreau said. “It’s a good milestone for these guys and you could see when they got the lead we finally started playing better.”
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