Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final/OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Sunday, April 22, 2012 on the road.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Boston Bruins 11 5 12 3 31
Washington Capitals 10 15 13 1 39

Three stars

  1. T. Seguin, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. A. Ference, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:56 Boston Bruins Rich Peverley (1) Andrew Ference (1), Patrice Bergeron (1) Even strength BOS 1, WSH 0
1st 09:47 Washington Capitals Mike Green (1) Joel Ward (1), Roman Hamrlik (1) Even strength BOS 1, WSH 1
1st 16:48 Boston Bruins David Krejci (1) Milan Lucic (1), Rich Peverley (1) Power play BOS 2, WSH 1
2nd 19:18 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera (1) Nicklas Backstrom (1), Roman Hamrlik (2) Even strength BOS 2, WSH 2
3rd 11:57 Boston Bruins Andrew Ference (1) Tyler Seguin (1) Even strength BOS 3, WSH 2
3rd 15:08 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (1) Nicklas Backstrom (2) Even strength BOS 3, WSH 3
OT 03:17 Boston Bruins Tyler Seguin (1) Milan Lucic (2), David Krejci (1) Even strength BOS 4, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Stat Boston Bruins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 31 39
Power play 1 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 37 34
Blocked shots 9 12
Giveaways 6 14
Takeaways 8 16
Faceoffs won 40/82 (48.8%) 42/82 (51.2%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 G. Campbell C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 36.4% 08:30
Number 12 B. Rolston R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 66.7% 15:03
Number 17 M. Lucic L 0 2 2 +2 0 2 4 0 0 50% 22:13
Number 19 T. Seguin C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 17:32
Number 20 D. Paille L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 05:42
Number 23 C. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 42.9% 16:14
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 1 1 0 4 4 2 1 0 100% 19:41
Number 38 J. Caron R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 04:56
Number 46 D. Krejci C 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 1 50% 23:56
Number 49 R. Peverley C 1 1 2 -1 0 2 1 1 0 54.2% 22:36
Number 63 B. Marchand L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 50% 18:46
Number 67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 10:45
Number 6 G. Zanon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 09:06
Number 21 A. Ference D 1 1 2 +2 0 1 4 0 0 20:49
Number 27 M. Mottau D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:21
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 2 0 30:33
Number 44 D. Seidenberg D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 0 0 27:03
Number 55 J. Boychuk D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 2 0 23:46
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 T. Thomas 39 36 3 .923 63:10 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 4 7 2 0 0 22:34
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 -1 0 3 2 1 0 44% 23:03
Number 20 T. Brouwer R 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 100% 16:29
Number 21 B. Laich C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 52.6% 18:46
Number 22 M. Knuble R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 05:58
Number 23 K. Aucoin C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 57.1% 10:31
Number 25 J. Chimera L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 09:49
Number 26 M. Hendricks C 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 42.9% 16:15
Number 28 A. Semin R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 1 0 16:02
Number 42 J. Ward R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 100% 08:46
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 58.8% 18:48
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 40% 21:36
Number 4 J. Erskine D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 08:03
Number 6 D. Wideman D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 24:20
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 24:21
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 1 0 22:20
Number 52 M. Green D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 17:03
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 3 0 20:59
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 31 27 4 .871 63:13 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:01 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron Tripping 2
1st 12:54 Washington Capitals Jason Chimera Hooking 2
1st 16:02 Washington Capitals Alexander Semin Hooking 2
1st 17:18 Boston Bruins Chris Kelly Holding the stick 2
2nd 01:57 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin High sticking 2
2nd 01:57 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin High sticking 2
2nd 15:44 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron High sticking 2
2nd 19:22 Boston Bruins Benoit Pouliot Slashing 2
2nd 19:22 Washington Capitals Troy Brouwer Roughing 2
2nd 19:39 Washington Capitals Matt Hendricks Tripping 2
3rd 08:50 Boston Bruins Benoit Pouliot Roughing 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Claude Julien
Washington Capitals head coach
Dale Hunter
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Paul Devorski
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Steve Barton
Boston Bruins scratches
Trent Whitfield, Shawn Thornton, Joe Corvo, Josh Hennessy, Anton Khudobin, Adam McQuaid, Andrew Bodnarchuk, Max Sauve, David Warsofsky, Lane MacDermid, Craig Cunningham, Ryan Spooner, Kevan Miller, Carter Camper
Washington Capitals scratches
Tomas Vokoun, Jeff Halpern, Jeff Schultz, Mathieu Perreault, Dmitry Orlov, Mattias Sjogren

2011-2012 season series

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