Capitals score eight in win against Bruins

BOSTON --The Washington Capitals scored the first six goals in an 8-1 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Sunday.

T.J. Oshie had two goals and an assist, Conor Sheary and Lars Eller each scored twice, and Vitek Vanecek made 34 saves for Washington (27-11-4), which has won four of its past six games.
Fifteen Capitals players had at least one point, including all 12 forwards.
"It was good to get contributions throughout the lineup," Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. "I said before, at times when the schedule, when we're up against it, we're just trying to spread the lines out so we can roll them, try to maximize the energy in the players and on the bench and throw what we have inside of the scheduling. This has been one of those examples where there's potential for each line to do something, and tonight it all kind of just worked."

Dan Vladar made 25 saves for Boston (21-12-6), which allowed a season high in goals and lost for the second time in as many days following a 3-2 loss at the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
"It's really important (to look forward), especially in a season like this where you're playing every other day or back-to-back," Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron said. "That's definitely something you have to have, especially after a game like today. Obviously, there's no excuses and it was a very, very poor showing. But that being said, we have to look forward and if there's video tomorrow or the next day, look at it and be ready for Buffalo (on Tuesday)."
Oshie scored a power-play goal to give Washington a 1-0 lead at 7:33 of the first period, and Eller scored 16 seconds later to make it 2-0.
Sheary extended the lead to 3-0 at 9:42 before scoring his second goal on the power play at 4:41 of the second period to make it 4-0.

Nic Dowd pushed the lead to 5-0 at 16:03 with a shot from the top of the left circle that went through the legs of Bruins defenseman Steven Kampfer.
Tom Wilson scored the Capitals' third goal with the man-advantage to make it 6-0 at 18:24, as Washington took advantage of a rookie goalie and a young Bruins defense corps that is missing Charlie McAvoy, Brandon Carlo and Matt Grzelcyk because of injuries.
"It was a tough one for Dan, but in a sense, the message for him is he had to battle through it," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said. "Our guys in front of him could've done a better job getting through it. Some of them are battling through not being in the League that long either.
"At the end of the day, I don't think it's going to help us a lot. Our start was going to be very important tonight. We needed to find a way to stay in the game. We weren't able to do that. It snowballed on us."

Craig Smith scored a power-play goal to make it 6-1 at 3:00 of the third period, but Oshie responded with his second at 10:13 to make it 7-1.
Eller was credited with the goal when Brenden Dillon's point shot deflected in off his skate at 13:14 for the 8-1 final.
"I feel like it was just one of those nights where we were clicking and people were in the right spots," Sheary said. "Our breakouts were good, our entries were good, our recoveries were really good, and then when we got chances to score, we executed."
NOTES: During a break in the action at 8:57 of the first period, the Bruins honored former captain Zdeno Chara with a video tribute. It was Chara's first game here since fans were permitted back in the stands. … Washington scored eight goals for the first time since Jan. 9, 2010 (an 8-1 win at the Atlanta Thrashers). … Cassidy coached his 300th game for the Bruins. … Grzelcyk (upper body) is day to day.