Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Thursday, January 10, 2019, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–2 on Thursday, January 10, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals	4	48-26-8
at Boston Bruins	2	49-24-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	1	1	2	4
Boston Bruins	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	5	7	10	22
Boston Bruins	17	11	13	41

Three stars

B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
R. Donato, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:38	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana (15)	T.J. Oshie (6)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 0
2nd	14:11	Boston Bruins	Ryan Donato (6)	Torey Krug (25), Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (4)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 1
2nd	14:50	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (31)	Tom Wilson (9)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 1
3rd	04:37	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (8)	Danton Heinen (7), David Backes (8)	Power play	WSH 2, BOS 2
3rd	05:46	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (11)	T.J. Oshie (7), Jonas Siegenthaler (4)	Even strength	WSH 3, BOS 2
3rd	18:25	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (32)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, BOS 2

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	22	41
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	4
Hits	32	25
Blocked shots	18	7
Giveaways	14	6
Takeaways	7	12
Faceoffs won	22/64 (34.4%)	42/64 (65.6%)

Box score

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	2	0	2	+2	0	5	4	1	0		20:58
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		12:07
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	0	0		14:09
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		09:22
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	21.4%	16:32
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	0	71.4%	15:16
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	09:19
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	50%	06:58
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	5	2	0		23:28
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:28
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	2	2	+2	0	3	3	1	0		14:49
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	0	0	19%	20:01
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		20:09
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	+3	2	0	1	5	0		20:28
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		17:25
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		13:29
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		18:52
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	1	2	0		26:55

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	41	39	2	.951	59:36	Win

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 14 C. Wagner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	0	0	100%	12:54
Number 17 R. Donato	C	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0	0		15:28
Number 23 J. Forsbacka Karlsson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	60%	11:22
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-3	2	4	2	0	0	70.8%	20:43
Number 42 D. Backes	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0		12:41
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		12:28
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	54.5%	15:59
Number 52 S. Kuraly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0	77.8%	14:08
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0	25%	12:38
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0	100%	23:01
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		13:00
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	0	0	0	-3	0	6	1	1	0		21:38
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		18:48
Number 27 J. Moore	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		16:04
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	3	0		19:49
Number 47 T. Krug	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		19:59
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		19:19
Number 86 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		17:36

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	21	18	3	.857	58:25	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:51	Washington Capitals	Jonas Siegenthaler	Holding	2
1st	14:13	Washington Capitals	Michal Kempny	Tripping	2
2nd	05:10	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron	Tripping	2
2nd	07:43	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	10:57	Boston Bruins	Brandon Carlo	Tripping	2
2nd	19:52	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly	Holding	2
3rd	03:58	Washington Capitals	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Jake Brenk, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Kory Nagy
Washington Capitals scratches: Dmitrij Jaskin, Andre Burakovsky, Madison Bowey
Boston Bruins scratches: Steven Kampfer, Joakim Nordstrom, Colby Cave

2018-2019 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 0 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Wed, Oct 3, 2018
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 3, 2019

Other NHL games on Jan 10

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 10, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
New York Islanders 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Dallas Stars 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Nashville Predators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Montreal Canadiens 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Florida Panthers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Ottawa Senators 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 10, 2019

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