Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 3–2 on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Boston Bruins 2 44-14-12
at Washington Capitals 3 41-20-8

Goals by period

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

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 15 9 32
Washington Capitals 8 6 11 25

Three stars

  1. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:36 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak (26) Charlie McAvoy (10), Brad Marchand (29) Even strength BOS 1, WSH 0
2nd 04:35 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (12) John Carlson (33) Power play BOS 1, WSH 1
2nd 08:05 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (13) Evgeny Kuznetsov (19), Jakub Vrana (13) Even strength BOS 1, WSH 2
3rd 02:53 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly (3) Torey Krug (16) Even strength BOS 2, WSH 2
3rd 04:42 Washington Capitals John Carlson (12) Nicklas Backstrom (16), Tom Wilson (10) Even strength BOS 2, WSH 3

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 32 25
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 17
Hits 20 40
Blocked shots 18 15
Giveaways 15 9
Takeaways 10 12
Faceoffs won 33/56 (58.9%) 23/56 (41.1%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Bjork L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:47
Number 13 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 42.9% 12:45
Number 14 C. Wagner R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 09:41
Number 18 B. Ritchie R 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 09:11
Number 20 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 09:42
Number 37 P. Bergeron C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 65.5% 22:59
Number 43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 13:01
Number 46 D. Krejci C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 42.9% 19:12
Number 52 S. Kuraly C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 70% 10:02
Number 63 B. Marchand L 0 1 1 +1 0 6 1 0 0 100% 24:10
Number 74 J. DeBrusk L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 20:50
Number 88 D. Pastrnak R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 21:16
Number 25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 18:01
Number 33 Z. Chara D 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 18:20
Number 47 T. Krug D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 23:07
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:36
Number 73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 23:08
Number 75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 11:14
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 J. Halak 25 22 3 .880 58:11 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 18:59
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 1 0 13:23
Number 14 R. Panik R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 09:52
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 41.2% 20:07
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 36.8% 17:02
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 50% 09:05
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 80% 09:09
Number 28 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 06:38
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 0 9 1 5 0 0 15:35
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 14:12
Number 77 T. Oshie R 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 50% 20:31
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 25% 17:38
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:12
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 0 19:12
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0 22:31
Number 33 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 16:51
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 13:57
Number 74 J. Carlson D 1 1 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 24:43
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 32 30 2 .938 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:14 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:14 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Cross checking 2
1st 10:14 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
1st 14:17 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana Tripping 2
1st 19:26 Boston Bruins Joakim Nordstrom High sticking 2
2nd 01:31 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 03:48 Boston Bruins Chris Wagner Interference 2
2nd 17:28 Boston Bruins Charlie Coyle Holding 2
3rd 00:19 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Interference 2
3rd 06:04 Washington Capitals John Carlson Tripping 2
3rd 10:13 Boston Bruins Brett Ritchie Roughing 2
3rd 10:13 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Roughing 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Travis Gawryletz, Jonny Murray
Boston Bruins scratches
David Backes, John Moore, Par Lindholm
Washington Capitals scratches
Travis Boyd

2019-2020 season series

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Sources and further reading

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