Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Sunday, March 15, 2015, 7:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2–0 on Sunday, March 15, 2015 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Boston Bruins	0	41-27-14
at Washington Capitals	2	45-26-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	9	14	9	32
Washington Capitals	16	13	9	38

Three stars

N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:43	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (11)	Nicklas Backstrom (52), Troy Brouwer (18)	Power play	BOS 0, WSH 1
2nd	13:37	Washington Capitals	Nate Schmidt (1)	Tom Wilson (12), Nicklas Backstrom (53)	Even strength	BOS 0, WSH 2

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	32	38
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	8
Hits	31	33
Blocked shots	10	26
Giveaways	5	11
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	36/63 (57.1%)	27/63 (42.9%)

Box score

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	-1	0	1	4	0	0	45%	12:46
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		16:32
Number 18 R. Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		11:26
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:46
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:48
Number 23 C. Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		13:51
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		10:32
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	20:37
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	72%	17:08
Number 51 R. Spooner	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	42.9%	16:43
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		15:25
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:46
Number 27 D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		22:30
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0		22:07
Number 43 M. Bartkowski	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:17
Number 44 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	0		20:06
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		22:30
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		13:58

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 T. Rask	38	36	2	.947	57:56	Loss

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	0	0	+1	0	4	3	1	0		17:35
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	30.8%	15:50
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	46.2%	20:31
Number 20 T. Brouwer	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	42.9%	17:36
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3	0	50%	12:13
Number 22 C. Glencross	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		11:13
Number 23 C. Conner	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0		07:32
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0		14:51
Number 42 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	15:22
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	6	0	0		15:40
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:31
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	43.8%	13:00
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0		25:00
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		16:45
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		23:29
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	2	0		20:28
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	5	1		21:26
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		12:58

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	32	32	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:27	Boston Bruins	Brad Marchand	Roughing	2
1st	17:19	Washington Capitals	Chris Conner	Tripping	2
2nd	03:15	Washington Capitals	Chris Conner	High sticking	2
3rd	04:38	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Interference	2
3rd	13:47	Washington Capitals	Karl Alzner	Tripping	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Tim Nowak
Boston Bruins scratches: Brett Connolly, Brian Ferlin
Washington Capitals scratches: Brooks Orpik, Justin Peters, Jay Beagle, Michael Latta

2014-2015 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 11, 2014
Boston Bruins 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 15, 2015
Boston Bruins 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 8, 2015

Other NHL games on Mar 15

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 15, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 15, 2015
Florida Panthers 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Sun, Mar 15, 2015
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Mar 15, 2015
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Sun, Mar 15, 2015
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Mar 15, 2015
Nashville Predators 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 15, 2015

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