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The Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins, two of the NHL's top teams, will square off Wednesday night in the nation's capital as both try to rebound from less-than-stellar games.

Both teams are coming off 5-2 losses. Columbus defeated the Capitals in Washington on Monday night to end a six-game winning streak. The Capitals could not get their offense going, thanks to aggressive forechecking from the Blue Jackets, and never took the lead.

Boston fell to Ottawa by that same score. The Bruins had won eight in a row but now are 0-2-1 in their past three games.

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