Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, September 18, 2018, 7:00 PM ET Capital One Arena, Washington Preseason Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 5–2 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Boston Bruins	5	49-24-9
at Washington Capitals	2	48-26-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	2	2	1	5
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	8	6	6	20
Washington Capitals	8	9	16	33

Three stars

Z. Senyshyn, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
A. Fyten, Boston Bruins (2 assists)
M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:45	Boston Bruins	Cameron Hughes (1)	Cody Goloubef (1), Daniel Winnik (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, WSH 0
1st	04:14	Washington Capitals	Riley Barber (1)	Alexander Alexeyev (1), Travis Boyd (1)	Even strength	BOS 1, WSH 1
1st	19:03	Boston Bruins	Jakub Lauko (2)	Austin Fyten (1)	Even strength	BOS 2, WSH 1
2nd	08:56	Boston Bruins	Zach Senyshyn (1)	Austin Fyten (2), Steven Kampfer (1)	Even strength	BOS 3, WSH 1
2nd	19:33	Boston Bruins	Zach Senyshyn (2)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 4, WSH 1
3rd	01:44	Washington Capitals	Matt Niskanen (1)	Unassisted	Power play	BOS 4, WSH 2
3rd	19:06	Boston Bruins	Sean Kuraly (1)	Steven Kampfer (2), Anton Blidh (1)	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 5, WSH 2

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	20	33
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 7
Penalty minutes	24	14
Hits	6	16
Blocked shots	11	10
Giveaways	5	7
Takeaways	3	9
Faceoffs won	33/69 (47.8%)	36/69 (52.2%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 18 L. Stempniak	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		15:01
Number 19 Z. Senyshyn	R	2	0	2	+2	2	7	1	1		13:20
Number 34 D. Winnik	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	36.8%	15:41
Number 52 S. Kuraly	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	59.1%	19:45
Number 53 C. Hughes	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	50%	13:51
Number 62 M. McNeill	C	0	0	0	+1	5	0	0	0	38.5%	11:43
Number 65 C. Pare	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75%	08:05
Number 81 A. Blidh	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		15:32
Number 83 K. Kuhlman	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		15:56
Number 91 A. Fyten	L	0	2	2	+2	2	3	0	0		10:51
Number 92 T. Pond	C	0	0	0	+1	5	1	2	0		11:08
Number 94 J. Lauko	C	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	0		14:53
Number 36 E. Johansson	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:45
Number 44 S. Kampfer	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	3		22:34
Number 57 C. Goloubef	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1		20:47
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	1		18:39
Number 79 J. Lauzon	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	0	0		19:43
Number 84 W. Sherman	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		18:24

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 80 D. Vladar	33	31	2	.939	60:00	Win

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 15 J. Megna	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	11:37
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	50%	21:02
Number 24 R. Barber	R	1	0	1	-1	2	9	1	0	0		15:58
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3	0	70.6%	10:54
Number 45 A. Jonsson-Fjallby	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:12
Number 49 M. Kammerer	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0		16:28
Number 63 S. Gersich	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0		19:07
Number 67 R. Sutter	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	36.4%	12:06
Number 71 K. Clark	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:13
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	40%	16:09
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	2	0	66.7%	19:52
Number 87 L. O'Brien	C	0	0	0	-1	5	0	4	0	0		11:54
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	1	0	1	-1	0	8	0	1	1		23:04
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	0		26:12
Number 21 L. Johansen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		20:16
Number 27 A. Alexeyev	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		16:00
Number 36 C. Hobbs	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		17:42
Number 38 C. Williams	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	0		16:46

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 I. Samsonov	11	9	2	.818	29:42	Loss
Number 70 B. Holtby	8	6	2	.750	28:46

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:57	Boston Bruins	Jakub Lauko	Holding	2
2nd	00:57	Washington Capitals	Shane Gersich	Slashing	2
2nd	04:50	Washington Capitals	Connor Hobbs	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	04:50	Boston Bruins	Tanner Pond	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	05:18	Washington Capitals	Riley Barber	Hooking	2
2nd	12:07	Boston Bruins	Austin Fyten	Slashing	2
2nd	14:56	Boston Bruins	Mark McNeill	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:56	Washington Capitals	Liam O'Brien	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:42	Boston Bruins	Connor Clifton	Hooking	2
3rd	00:22	Boston Bruins	Jeremy Lauzon	Tripping	2
3rd	02:24	Boston Bruins	Zach Senyshyn	Tripping	2
3rd	06:55	Boston Bruins	Jakub Lauko	Hooking	2
3rd	15:14	Boston Bruins	Emil Johansson	Boarding	2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Tim Nowak
Boston Bruins scratches: Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, David Backes, Jaroslav Halak, David Krejci, Tuukka Rask, Brad Marchand, John Moore, Jordan Szwarz, Chris Wagner, Joakim Nordstrom, Zane McIntyre, Maxim Chudinov, Kevan Miller, Torey Krug, Matt Grzelcyk, Ryan Fitzgerald, Peter Cehlarik, Colby Cave, David Pastrnak, Ryan Donato, Danton Heinen, Anders Bjork, Jakub Zboril, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Brandon Carlo, Jesse Gabrielle, Brett McKenzie, Jake DeBrusk, Noel Acciari, Jack Becker, Charlie McAvoy, Trent Frederic, Joona Koppanen, Oskar Steen, Cam Clarke, Olivier Galipeau, Urho Vaakanainen, Jack Studnicka, Victor Berglund, Daniel Bukac, Jeremy Swayman, Joel Messner, Curtis Hall, Martin Bakos, Axel Andersson, Dustyn McFaul, Pavel Shen, Alex Sakellaropoulos
Washington Capitals scratches: Brooks Orpik, Igor Ignatushkin, Alex Ovechkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Lars Eller, John Carlson, Aaron Ness, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Devante Smith-Pelly, Brett Connolly, Michael Sgarbossa, Garrett Haar, Tom Wilson, Chandler Stephenson, Sergey Kostenko, Christian Djoos, Brian Pinho, Tyler Lewington, Andre Burakovsky, Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker, Pheonix Copley, Jakub Vrana, Vitek Vanecek, Steven Spinner, Jonas Siegenthaler, Mark Simpson, Beck Malenstyn, Michal Kempny, Garrett Pilon, Damien Riat, Chase Priskie, Mason Mitchell, Kris Bindulis, Hampus Gustafsson, Sebastian Walfridsson, Benton Maass, Tobias Geisser, Kristian Roykas Marthinsen, Logan Thompson, Mathias Bau, Martin Fehérváry, Eric Florchuk, Juuso Ikonen, Alex Kannok-Leipert, Mitchell Gibson, Sergei Shumakov

2018-2019 season series

Every Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sun, Sep 16, 2018
Boston Bruins 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Tue, Sep 18, 2018

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New York Islanders 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Ottawa Senators 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
St. Louis Blues 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Sep 18, 2018
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Sep 18, 2018