Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 on Saturday, March 10, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Washington Capitals	4	42-32-8
at Boston Bruins	3	49-29-4

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	13	15	2	30
Boston Bruins	13	7	13	33

Three stars

B. Laich, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
T. Vokoun, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
P. Bergeron, 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	07:50	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (1)	Karl Alzner (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 0
1st	08:15	Washington Capitals	Matt Hendricks (1)	Troy Brouwer (1), Dmitry Orlov (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 0
1st	19:54	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (1)	Patrice Bergeron (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 1
2nd	04:58	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 2
2nd	11:22	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle (1)	Alexander Semin (1), Dmitry Orlov (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, BOS 2
2nd	17:31	Washington Capitals	Brooks Laich (1)	Dennis Wideman (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	Power play	WSH 4, BOS 2
3rd	16:47	Boston Bruins	Johnny Boychuk (1)	Brad Marchand (1), Jordan Caron (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, 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	30	33
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	8
Hits	16	30
Blocked shots	16	10
Giveaways	0	4
Takeaways	2	2
Faceoffs won	27/57 (47.4%)	30/57 (52.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

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	-1	0	4	2	0	0		18:53
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	1	0		16:23
Number 21 B. Laich	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	2	1	44%	21:48
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:26
Number 23 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	09:49
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		12:10
Number 26 M. Hendricks	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	4	0	0	42.9%	15:42
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0		15:25
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:38
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	63.6%	18:10
Number 85 M. Perreault	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0	33.3%	13:36
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	75%	16:34
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	3	0		25:00
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		19:36
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	2	0		13:29
Number 55 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		18:26
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0		21:30
Number 81 D. Orlov	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	1	0		16:33

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	33	30	3	.909	59:52	Win

Boston Bruins

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 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	60%	12:57
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		15:38
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0		17:44
Number 19 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	0		17:38
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:00
Number 23 C. Kelly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	28.6%	16:04
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+3	0	1	0	0	0	65.2%	18:00
Number 38 J. Caron	R	0	1	1	+2	0	4	3	0	0		14:22
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1	0	61.5%	19:39
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:05
Number 64 L. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		11:11
Number 6 G. Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		13:15
Number 14 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		17:04
Number 27 M. Mottau	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		06:52
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		25:46
Number 44 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	0		21:12
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		16:40
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	3	0		23:16

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	30	26	4	.867	58:40	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:19	Washington Capitals	Mathieu Perreault	Hooking	2
1st	13:20	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic	Roughing	2
1st	13:20	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Roughing	2
1st	16:03	Washington Capitals	Roman Hamrlik	Tripping	2
2nd	08:59	Boston Bruins	Greg Zanon	Holding	2
2nd	12:02	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	15:34	Boston Bruins	Greg Zanon	Roughing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Dale Hunter
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Tim Peel
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jean Morin
Washington Capitals scratches: John Erskine, Jeff Halpern, Mike Green
Boston Bruins scratches: Andrew Ference, Daniel Paille, Rich Peverley, Benoit Pouliot, Tuukka Rask

2011-2012 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 5, 2012
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 29, 2012
Washington Capitals 0 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 14, 2012
Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Mon, Apr 16, 2012
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Boston Bruins 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Apr 22, 2012
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Wed, Apr 25, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 10

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 10, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
San Jose Sharks 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 10, 2012
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 10, 2012

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