Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Thursday, March 15, 2007, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Washington Capitals	3	28-40-14
at Boston Bruins	4	35-41-6

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	2	1	0	0	0	3
Boston Bruins	0	1	2	0	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Washington Capitals	11	10	10	3	0	34
Boston Bruins	11	13	9	6	0	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:21	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (25)	Boyd Gordon (19), Brian Pothier (21)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 0
1st	19:44	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (26)	Alexander Semin (28), Alex Ovechkin (43)	Power play	WSH 2, BOS 0
2nd	17:03	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark (27)	Steve Eminger (14), Brooks Laich (7)	Shorthanded	WSH 3, BOS 0
2nd	18:24	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm (24)	Patrice Bergeron (43), Marc Savard (68)	Power play	WSH 3, BOS 1
3rd	00:30	Boston Bruins	Brandon Bochenski (12)	Marco Sturm (17), Marc Savard (69)	Power play	WSH 3, BOS 2
3rd	01:35	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (20)	Marc Savard (70), Zdeno Chara (30)	Power play	WSH 3, BOS 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin	Saved
1	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Saved
2	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Saved
2	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron	Goal
3	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Goal
3	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel	Goal

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	1	0		23:39
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	2	0	0		10:05
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	54.5%	12:43
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	2	0	75%	20:49
Number 16 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	62.5%	16:52
Number 17 C. Clark	R	3	0	3	+2	2	7	0	0	1		17:34
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	1	1	+2	2	2	0	0	0	50%	22:25
Number 24 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	55.6%	11:04
Number 27 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:15
Number 28 A. Semin	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		21:57
Number 43 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		09:39
Number 87 D. Brashear	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		07:24
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3	0		21:57
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		28:32
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0		21:19
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0	0		18:31
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:52
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	4	2	2	0		24:01

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	39	36	3	.923	65:00	OT loss

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. Bochenski	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1		13:30
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	0	0		22:17
Number 13 S. Chistov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		09:09
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	1	1	2	-1	6	7	0	0	1		23:47
Number 17 P. Tenkrat	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		15:33
Number 18 M. Mowers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	57.1%	15:11
Number 32 J. Hoggan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:46
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	1	2	-1	0	4	0	0	1	41.4%	26:04
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:01
Number 56 B. Walter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:38
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	17:05
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	3	3	-1	0	5	0	0	0	30.4%	24:51
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		17:10
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		24:26
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	-1	2	4	2	2	0		30:20
Number 38 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		10:05
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		16:45
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	0		21:04

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	34	31	3	.912	64:25	Win

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:25	Boston Bruins	Petr Tenkrat	Elbowing	2
1st	04:52	Washington Capitals	Brian Sutherby	Roughing	2
1st	09:02	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara	Hooking	2
1st	09:29	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich	Holding	2
1st	14:31	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	High sticking	2
1st	14:31	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	High sticking	2
1st	17:41	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	High sticking	2
1st	17:41	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	High sticking	2
1st	19:04	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Hooking	2
2nd	02:50	Washington Capitals	Chris Clark	High sticking	2
2nd	11:15	Boston Bruins	Andrew Alberts	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:15	Washington Capitals	Matt Bradley	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:48	Washington Capitals	Tomas Fleischmann	Holding	2
2nd	19:07	Washington Capitals	Shaone Morrisonn	Tripping	2
2nd	19:52	Washington Capitals	Steve Eminger	High sticking	2
3rd	06:21	Boston Bruins	Marco Sturm	Slashing	2
OT	04:20	Washington Capitals	Boyd Gordon	High sticking	2

Washington Capitals head coach: Glen Hanlon
Boston Bruins head coach: Dave Lewis
Referees: Craig Spada, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jonny Murray
Washington Capitals scratches: Frederic Cassivi, Bryan Muir, Rico Fata, John Erskine, Timo Helbling, Alexandre Giroux, Lawrence Nycholat, Matt Pettinger, David Steckel, Jakub Klepis, Eric Fehr, Daren Machesney, Jamie Hunt
Boston Bruins scratches: Jason York, Glen Murray, Nathan Dempsey, Shean Donovan, P.J. Axelsson, Philippe Sauve, Brian Finley, Wade Brookbank, Hannu Toivonen, Yan Stastny, Mark Stuart, Nate Thompson, David Krejci, Matt Lashoff, Petr Kalus, Jonathan Sigalet

Every Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Nov 15, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 18, 2006
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Feb 6, 2007
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 15, 2007

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 15, 2007
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New York Islanders 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 15, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 15, 2007
Calgary Flames 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 15, 2007
Minnesota Wild 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 15, 2007
San Jose Sharks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 15, 2007
St. Louis Blues 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 15, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 15, 2007