Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
· Verizon Center, Washington · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
11 |
11 |
12 |
0 |
34 |
| Washington Capitals |
13 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
20 |
Three stars
- N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- J. Williams, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
- K. Alzner, Washington Capitals
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:23 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (3) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (8), Alex Ovechkin (7) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, WSH 1 |
| 1st |
07:57 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Williams (4) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (9) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, WSH 2 |
| 2nd |
05:51 |
Washington Capitals |
Daniel Winnik (4) |
Jay Beagle (5) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, WSH 3 |
| 2nd |
16:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Dominic Moore (7) |
Anton Blidh (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, WSH 3 |
| 2nd |
19:00 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (16) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BOS 2, WSH 3 |
| 3rd |
08:19 |
Boston Bruins |
Colin Miller (2) |
Austin Czarnik (4), Brad Marchand (16) |
Power play |
BOS 3, WSH 3 |
| OT |
01:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicklas Backstrom (8) |
Nate Schmidt (6), Marcus Johansson (8) |
Even strength |
BOS 3, WSH 4 |
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 |
34 |
20 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
8 |
| Hits |
25 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
7 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
11 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/55 (54.5%) |
25/55 (45.5%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:37 |
| Number 20 R. Nash |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
14:34 |
| Number 27 A. Czarnik |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:36 |
| Number 28 D. Moore |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:23 |
| Number 37 P. Bergeron |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.8% |
19:11 |
| Number 42 D. Backes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 46 D. Krejci |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:52 |
| Number 51 R. Spooner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 59 T. Schaller |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:40 |
| Number 63 B. Marchand |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 81 A. Blidh |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:10 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 25 B. Carlo |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:30 |
| Number 33 Z. Chara |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:51 |
| Number 47 T. Krug |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:22 |
| Number 54 A. McQuaid |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:47 |
| Number 86 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:11 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 T. Rask |
20 |
16 |
4 |
.800 |
61:36 |
OT loss |
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:58 |
| Number 14 J. Williams |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
18:54 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
17:04 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
13:23 |
| Number 26 D. Winnik |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:46 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:56 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
12:58 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:30 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
18:08 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:44 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:21 |
| Number 27 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
|
24:04 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
25:04 |
| Number 88 N. Schmidt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:44 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
34 |
31 |
3 |
.912 |
61:36 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:58 |
Washington Capitals |
Lars Eller |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
16:48 |
Boston Bruins |
Patrice Bergeron |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:42 |
Boston Bruins |
Colin Miller |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:24 |
Washington Capitals |
Daniel Winnik |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:21 |
Boston Bruins |
Dominic Moore |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:21 |
Washington Capitals |
Jay Beagle |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:21 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Claude Julien
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Brian Murphy
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Matt Beleskey, Joe Morrow
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Taylor Chorney, Brett Connolly
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Dec 7, 2016
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Anaheim Ducks
6
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Dec 7, 2016
|
 Ottawa Senators
4
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at San Jose Sharks, Wed, Dec 7, 2016
|
Sources and further reading
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