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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 3–1 on Saturday, April 8, 2017 on the road.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 3 55-19-8
at Boston Bruins 1 44-31-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 2 0 3
Boston Bruins 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 10 14 8 32
Boston Bruins 8 7 7 22

Three stars

  1. J. Williams, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. K. Shattenkirk, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:21 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (24) Justin Williams (24) Even strength WSH 1, BOS 0
2nd 15:13 Boston Bruins Colin Miller (6) Drew Stafford (13) Even strength WSH 1, BOS 1
2nd 16:09 Washington Capitals Kevin Shattenkirk (13) Nicklas Backstrom (63), Alex Ovechkin (36) Even strength WSH 2, BOS 1
2nd 19:10 Washington Capitals Justin Williams (24) Evgeny Kuznetsov (40), Nate Schmidt (14) Even strength WSH 3, BOS 1

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 32 22
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 19 26
Blocked shots 15 13
Giveaways 16 7
Takeaways 22 13
Faceoffs won 22/52 (42.3%) 30/52 (57.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 0 17:52
14 J. Williams R 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 2 15:37
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 40% 17:05
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 40% 14:33
26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12:36
28 P. Carey C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 13:21
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 12:30
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:01
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 1 50% 17:48
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 46.7% 12:01
90 M. Johansson L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 2 16:29
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 0 44.4% 16:47
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 21:56
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 22:08
22 K. Shattenkirk D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 22:54
27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 15:02
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 2 18:14
88 N. Schmidt D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 2 14:37
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 22 21 1 .955 60:00 Win

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
19 D. Stafford R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 15:31
20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 1 62.5% 14:15
23 J. Forsbacka Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 08:25
28 D. Moore C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 22.2% 15:38
37 P. Bergeron C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 85.7% 20:07
39 M. Beleskey L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 15:02
42 D. Backes R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 1 17:34
46 D. Krejci C 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 52.6% 17:56
51 R. Spooner C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 18:26
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:03
72 F. Vatrano R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 07:21
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 16:25
6 C. Miller D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 2 20:22
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 04:00
26 J. Liles D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18:02
33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 28:14
54 A. McQuaid D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 3 23:30
86 K. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 21:34
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
35 A. Khudobin 24 21 3 .875 40:00 Loss
40 T. Rask 8 8 0 1.000 19:31

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:10 Boston Bruins Matt Beleskey Cross checking 2
2nd 07:00 Boston Bruins Drew Stafford Hooking 2
2nd 10:02 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Slashing 2
2nd 10:02 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Boarding 2
2nd 10:02 Boston Bruins David Backes Roughing 2
2nd 12:54 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Hooking 2
3rd 16:54 Boston Bruins David Krejci High sticking double minor 4
3rd 19:31 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Interference 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Jean Hebert, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Brian Murphy
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, John Carlson, Brett Connolly
Boston Bruins scratches
Brad Marchand, Jimmy Hayes, Sean Kuraly, Joe Morrow, Torey Krug, Noel Acciari

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 8

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 1 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page

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