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Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in a shootout on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Boston Bruins 3 50-20-12
at Washington Capitals 4 49-26-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 2 0 1 0 0 3
Washington Capitals 0 2 1 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 14 7 10 3 0 34
Washington Capitals 10 10 12 2 0 34

Three stars

  1. D. Backes, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
  2. L. Eller, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Connolly, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:23 Boston Bruins David Backes (6) Riley Nash (12), Danton Heinen (16) Even strength BOS 1, WSH 0
1st 02:12 Boston Bruins Noel Acciari (3) Sean Kuraly (4) Even strength BOS 2, WSH 0
2nd 12:31 Washington Capitals Lars Eller (5) Tom Wilson (12) Even strength BOS 2, WSH 1
2nd 14:07 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (24) John Carlson (25), Evgeny Kuznetsov (27) Power play BOS 2, WSH 2
3rd 07:19 Boston Bruins David Backes (7) Danton Heinen (17), Jake DeBrusk (11) Even strength BOS 3, WSH 2
3rd 11:22 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly (8) Lars Eller (12), Madison Bowey (8) Even strength BOS 3, WSH 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Saved
1 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand Saved
2 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Saved
2 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak Saved
3 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Goal (winner)
3 Boston Bruins Riley Nash Saved

Team stats

Stat Boston Bruins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 34 34
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 15
Hits 14 37
Blocked shots 13 19
Giveaways 11 16
Takeaways 9 12
Faceoffs won 37/67 (55.2%) 30/67 (44.8%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
10 A. Bjork L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:53
20 R. Nash C 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 64.3% 16:01
37 P. Bergeron C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 68% 24:00
42 D. Backes R 2 0 2 +1 0 5 2 0 0 15:47
43 D. Heinen L 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 18:30
51 R. Spooner C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 55.6% 13:45
52 S. Kuraly C 0 1 1 0 9 0 3 0 0 45.5% 12:36
55 N. Acciari C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 14:09
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 50% 13:18
63 B. Marchand L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 24:35
74 J. DeBrusk L 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 09:05
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 21:07
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 19:38
33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 23:48
47 T. Krug D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 18:14
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 2 0 17:22
73 C. McAvoy D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 0 20:48
86 K. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18:11
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
35 A. Khudobin 34 31 3 .912 65:00 OT loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 0 1 23:00
10 B. Connolly R 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 11:51
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 11:32
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42.1% 21:28
20 L. Eller C 1 1 2 +1 0 5 3 1 0 42.9% 18:36
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 11:47
39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 09:24
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 7 0 0 15:41
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 08:42
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -2 4 6 1 1 0 50% 21:39
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 42.9% 11:45
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 2 0 57.1% 21:53
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 25:02
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 22:37
22 M. Bowey D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 09:34
29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 0 1 0 11:59
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -2 5 2 5 3 0 19:39
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 28:51
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 34 31 3 .912 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:11 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly Roughing 2
1st 05:11 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly Fighting (major) 5
1st 05:11 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Fighting (major) 5
1st 08:54 Washington Capitals Christian Djoos Hooking 2
1st 14:41 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Slashing 2
2nd 06:43 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Tripping 2
2nd 12:54 Boston Bruins Torey Krug Slashing 2
2nd 17:03 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly Holding 2
3rd 05:04 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie High sticking 2
3rd 08:22 Washington Capitals Devante Smith-Pelly Holding 2
3rd 11:22 Boston Bruins Bench Delaying game bench (bench minor) 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Lonnie Cameron
Boston Bruins scratches
Paul Postma, Frank Vatrano
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Chandler Stephenson

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 28

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/OT Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/SO Game page

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