Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau has been fired and former Capitals great Dale Hunter has been hired as his replacement, the Washington Post reports.
The Caps lost on Saturday 5-1 in Buffalo to an injury-riddled Sabres team—the latest loss in a recent slide for the team.
"Saturday night’s loss was Washington second in a row, eighth in the past 11 games and dropped their record to 12-9-1, which was tied for eighth best in the Eastern Conference," the Post reports.
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Boudreau had been head coach for more than four seasons in Washington, racking up a regular season record of 201-88-40 in 329 games.
Boudreau was hired on Thanksgiving in 2007.
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