The Washington Capitals made the most of their last win of 2024, poking fun at the Boston Bruins. The Capitals defeated the Bruins 3-1 on Tuesday behind center Aliaksei Protas' 15th and 16th goals of the season.

WASHINGTON -- Aliaksei Protas scored two goals for the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

Elias Lindholm scored with 6:19 left to break a third-period tie, and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4-1.

The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals look to kick off New Year's Eve with a win as they meet for the second time in eight days on Tuesday afternoon in the nation's capital.

However, the Bruins and Capitals have turned into a decent rivalry and that’s been on display during the first two games this season. After Boston’s impressive 4-1 win over the Capitals on Dec. 23 at TD Garden,

Good starts are imperative for the Bruins if they want to compete against teams like the Washington Capitals. They got one on Tuesday, but they could not keep the foot on the accelerator for the full 60 minutes.

The Boston Bruins are back on the ice this afternoon to square off against the Washington Capitals. While speaking to reporters, Bruins head coach Joe Sacco shared that Jeremy Swayman will be the club's starting goalie against the Washington Capitals.

The Bruins didn't have their best effort in the first of three consecutive games on the road and could not take advantage of a fortuitous bounce early.