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WILMINGTON, Mass. -- The Boston Bruins continued their on-ice preparations for the Washington Capitals this Thursday night in the opener of their best-of-7 Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.

The Bruins enter as the defending Stanley Cup champion for the first time in 39 years and the No. 2 seed in the East while the Capitals had to fight in the final week of the season to make the playoffs and finished as the No. 7 seed in the East.

The only Bruins player not on the ice Tuesday was defenseman Adam McQuaid, out with an upper body injury suffered in the final week. Bruins coach Claude Julien said Tuesday there was no update on his availability.

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