Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Boston Bruins |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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 |
5 |
10 |
26 |
41 |
| Boston Bruins |
11 |
8 |
2 |
21 |
Three stars
- P. Bergeron, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- T. Thomas, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
- A. McQuaid, Boston Bruins (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:27 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (1) |
Blake Wheeler (1), Adam McQuaid (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, BOS 1 |
| 1st |
08:13 |
Boston Bruins |
Andrew Ference (1) |
Brad Marchand (1), David Krejci (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, BOS 2 |
| 1st |
17:03 |
Boston Bruins |
Blake Wheeler (1) |
Patrice Bergeron (1), Johnny Boychuk (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, BOS 3 |
| 2nd |
02:18 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Bradley (1) |
David Steckel (1), Matt Hendricks (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, BOS 3 |
| 3rd |
14:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Karl Alzner (1) |
John Carlson (1), Alex Ovechkin (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, BOS 3 |
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 |
41 |
21 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 0 |
| Penalty minutes |
5 |
7 |
| Hits |
30 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
2 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/56 (55.4%) |
25/56 (44.6%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
|
23:54 |
| Number 10 M. Bradley |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
08:26 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
63.6% |
23:54 |
| Number 21 B. Laich |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
75% |
19:27 |
| Number 22 M. Knuble |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:50 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
13:29 |
| Number 26 M. Hendricks |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:43 |
| Number 39 D. Steckel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
41.7% |
10:01 |
| Number 63 A. Gordon |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
12:22 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
66.7% |
10:10 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
14.3% |
15:40 |
| Number 3 T. Poti |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 4 J. Erskine |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 23 S. Hannan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 52 M. Green |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
|
25:59 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:55 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Neuvirth |
21 |
18 |
3 |
.857 |
59:19 |
Loss |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 G. Campbell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
54.5% |
12:24 |
| Number 17 M. Lucic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
100% |
19:48 |
| Number 18 N. Horton |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 19 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:01 |
| Number 22 S. Thornton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:24 |
| Number 26 B. Wheeler |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 28 M. Recchi |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
35.3% |
18:07 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:16 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:18 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:46 |
| Number 91 M. Savard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:12 |
| Number 21 A. Ference |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
21:40 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
|
24:11 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 47 S. Kampfer |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
14:53 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
23:21 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 T. Thomas |
41 |
39 |
2 |
.951 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:17 |
Boston Bruins |
Adam McQuaid |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
08:17 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Bradley |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
05:23 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Bruce Boudreau
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Bill McCreary, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Ryan Galloway
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Alexander Semin, Mathieu Perreault
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Daniel Paille, Mark Stuart
2010-2011 season series
Every Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins game in the 2010-2011 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Washington Capitals
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Oct 19, 2010
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Washington Capitals
1
at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 21, 2010
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Boston Bruins
3
at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 5, 2010
|
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Washington Capitals
2
at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
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Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
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Status |
Details |
 New York Rangers
1
 at Philadelphia Flyers
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Phoenix Coyotes
4
 at New York Islanders
3
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
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|
 New Jersey Devils
1
 at Atlanta Thrashers
7
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
|
 Buffalo Sabres
1
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
|
 San Jose Sharks
4
 at St. Louis Blues
1
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
|
 Los Angeles Kings
6
 at Nashville Predators
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
|
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 18, 2010
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