Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2–1 in overtime on Saturday, March 5, 2016 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Boston Bruins |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
9 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
30 |
| Boston Bruins |
7 |
20 |
4 |
3 |
34 |
Three stars
- M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- P. Grubauer, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:11 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron (26) |
Brad Marchand (18), Lee Stempniak (28) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
13:08 |
Washington Capitals |
Karl Alzner (4) |
Nicklas Backstrom (44), Alex Ovechkin (19) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, BOS 1 |
| OT |
02:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Matt Niskanen (5) |
Andre Burakovsky (19), Marcus Johansson (22) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, 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 |
30 |
34 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
18 |
13 |
| Hits |
16 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
9 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/55 (47.3%) |
29/55 (52.7%) |
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 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 10 M. Richards |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
23.1% |
13:52 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:57 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
38.9% |
18:41 |
| Number 25 J. Chimera |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:32 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
12:35 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
11:47 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
50% |
17:24 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
09:48 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
60% |
15:26 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:20 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
26:48 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
12:15 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:36 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:34 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
34 |
33 |
1 |
.971 |
62:29 |
Win |
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 J. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:51 |
| Number 14 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:09 |
| Number 20 L. Stempniak |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 21 L. Eriksson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 29 L. Ferraro |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
10:27 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
66.7% |
21:13 |
| Number 39 M. Beleskey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
22:33 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
17:22 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
60% |
12:47 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:27 |
| Number 26 J. Liles |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
21:38 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
24:24 |
| Number 44 D. Seidenberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:23 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:39 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:26 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
62:36 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
16:40 |
Boston Bruins |
Adam McQuaid |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
16:40 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
00:53 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin |
Boarding (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
05:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Brad Marchand |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:47 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:25 |
Washington Capitals |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:20 |
Washington Capitals |
Jay Beagle |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:04 |
Boston Bruins |
John-Michael Liles |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:59 |
Boston Bruins |
Zdeno Chara |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:57 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Francis Charron
- Linesmen
- Derek Nansen, David Brisebois
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Mike Weber, Michael Latta, Stanislav Galiev
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Tyler Randell, Zach Trotman, Joe Morrow
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Details |
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3
 at Buffalo Sabres
2
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Final/SO
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|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
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|
Final
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|
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5
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
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|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
2
|
Final
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|
 Ottawa Senators
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 5, 2016
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
0
 at Philadelphia Flyers
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 5, 2016
|
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2
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Arizona Coyotes
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Mar 5, 2016
|
 Vancouver Canucks
4
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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