Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–1 on Thursday, October 1, 2009 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
12 |
12 |
34 |
| Boston Bruins |
10 |
7 |
3 |
20 |
Three stars
- A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
- B. Laich, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
- N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
17:15 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Laich (1) |
Nicklas Backstrom (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) |
Power play |
WSH 1, BOS 0 |
| 2nd |
09:31 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (1) |
Alexander Semin (1), Nicklas Backstrom (2) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, BOS 0 |
| 3rd |
00:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Brooks Laich (2) |
Nicklas Backstrom (3), Alexander Semin (2) |
Power play |
WSH 3, BOS 0 |
| 3rd |
01:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (2) |
Tom Poti (1), Brooks Laich (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, BOS 0 |
| 3rd |
07:56 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (1) |
Steve Begin (1), Mark Stuart (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, BOS 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Boston Bruins |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
20 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
15 |
13 |
| Hits |
24 |
32 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
0 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/49 (61.2%) |
19/49 (38.8%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 9 B. Morrison |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
72.7% |
14:46 |
| Number 10 M. Bradley |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:55 |
| Number 15 B. Gordon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
12:47 |
| Number 17 C. Clark |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:04 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
19:51 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
60% |
16:08 |
| Number 22 M. Knuble |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 28 A. Semin |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 34 B. Kane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:12 |
| Number 39 D. Steckel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
61.1% |
14:10 |
| Number 53 Q. Laing |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:35 |
| Number 2 B. Pothier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 3 T. Poti |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:20 |
| Number 4 J. Erskine |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 23 M. Jurcina |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 26 S. Morrisonn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 52 M. Green |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:12 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 60 J. Theodore |
20 |
19 |
1 |
.950 |
60:00 |
Win |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 C. Kobasew |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 16 M. Sturm |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:35 |
| Number 26 B. Wheeler |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 27 S. Begin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
42.9% |
09:27 |
| Number 28 M. Recchi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
17:11 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
17:24 |
| Number 61 B. Bitz |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:53 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:12 |
| Number 91 M. Savard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21.4% |
19:40 |
| Number 6 D. Wideman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:31 |
| Number 21 A. Ference |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:06 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 45 M. Stuart |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:44 |
| Number 48 M. Hunwick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:23 |
| Number 53 D. Morris |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:46 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 T. Thomas |
34 |
30 |
4 |
.882 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:22 |
Boston Bruins |
Steve Begin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:16 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Green |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
17:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
18:29 |
Washington Capitals |
John Erskine |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:47 |
Washington Capitals |
Milan Jurcina |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:25 |
Washington Capitals |
Mike Knuble |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
20:00 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:56 |
Boston Bruins |
Marco Sturm |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:43 |
Boston Bruins |
Shawn Thornton |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
09:43 |
Washington Capitals |
John Erskine |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
18:29 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Bruce Boudreau
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Dave Jackson, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Tony Sericolo, Brian Murphy
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Michael Nylander, Tyler Sloan, Jeff Schultz
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Johnny Boychuk
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Details |
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4
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