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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 7–3 on Monday, December 23, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals 3 41-20-8
at Boston Bruins 7 44-14-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 2 3
Boston Bruins 4 1 2 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 17 17 42
Boston Bruins 11 2 4 17

Three stars

  1. T. Rask, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
  2. C. Coyle, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. D. Krejci, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:37 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk (9) David Krejci (18), Matt Grzelcyk (8) Power play WSH 0, BOS 1
1st 13:29 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand (19) David Pastrnak (24), Charlie McAvoy (13) Even strength WSH 0, BOS 2
1st 13:56 Boston Bruins Anders Bjork (6) Charlie Coyle (12), Sean Kuraly (10) Even strength WSH 0, BOS 3
1st 18:57 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron (14) David Pastrnak (25), David Krejci (19) Power play WSH 0, BOS 4
2nd 06:55 Boston Bruins Charlie Coyle (7) Brad Marchand (34) Shorthanded WSH 0, BOS 5
2nd 14:35 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (23) Tom Wilson (14), John Carlson (35) Even strength WSH 1, BOS 5
3rd 15:29 Washington Capitals Lars Eller (8) Jakub Vrana (16), Radko Gudas (10) Even strength WSH 2, BOS 5
3rd 16:50 Boston Bruins David Krejci (8) Sean Kuraly (11) Even strength, Empty net WSH 2, BOS 6
3rd 17:47 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway (6) Jonas Siegenthaler (6) Even strength WSH 3, BOS 6
3rd 19:32 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron (15) Brad Marchand (35), David Pastrnak (26) Even strength, Empty net WSH 3, BOS 7

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 42 17
Power play 0 of 5 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 26 14
Hits 40 19
Blocked shots 10 13
Giveaways 8 10
Takeaways 11 10
Faceoffs won 29/58 (50%) 29/58 (50%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -3 2 8 6 0 0 24:39
13 J. Vrana L 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 0 0 09:35
14 R. Panik R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 07:56
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 23.5% 21:16
20 L. Eller C 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 0 0 69.2% 20:55
21 G. Hathaway R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 3 0 0 10:26
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 0 0 63.6% 12:50
28 B. Leipsic L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 09:01
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 -1 12 3 5 2 0 16:43
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 100% 10:00
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 0 0 57.1% 20:43
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 0 0 50% 18:52
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 15:17
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 19:22
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 16:21
33 R. Gudas D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 2 2 0 16:47
34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 14:55
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 -2 2 3 3 2 0 25:00
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
30 I. Samsonov 4 3 1 .750 37:41
70 B. Holtby 11 7 4 .636 20:00 Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
10 A. Bjork L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 10:12
13 C. Coyle C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 17:10
18 B. Ritchie R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 08:11
20 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:21
26 P. Lindholm C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 25% 10:40
37 P. Bergeron C 2 0 2 +2 0 2 0 1 1 68.8% 22:10
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:38
46 D. Krejci C 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 66.7% 15:29
52 S. Kuraly C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 4 1 0 54.5% 13:08
63 B. Marchand L 1 2 3 +2 0 2 2 0 0 50% 22:13
74 J. DeBrusk L 1 0 1 -2 2 5 0 0 1 13:16
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 3 3 +2 2 1 1 2 0 18:30
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 3 2 0 25:44
27 J. Moore D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 4 0 26:40
47 T. Krug D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 08:44
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 16:53
73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 2 2 0 23:58
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 13:21
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
40 T. Rask 42 39 3 .929 59:42 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:30 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen High sticking 2
1st 05:28 Washington Capitals Radko Gudas Hooking 2
1st 08:54 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Tripping 2
1st 14:46 Boston Bruins Connor Clifton Slashing 2
1st 14:46 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Cross checking 2
1st 17:25 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana Tripping 2
1st 17:25 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Slashing 2
2nd 02:05 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk Slashing 2
2nd 05:06 Boston Bruins David Krejci Tripping 2
2nd 14:53 Washington Capitals John Carlson Slashing 2
3rd 04:59 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Holding 2
3rd 07:28 Boston Bruins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 13:26 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 13:26 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 13:26 Boston Bruins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 13:26 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak Roughing 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson
Washington Capitals scratches
Travis Boyd
Boston Bruins scratches
Zdeno Chara, David Backes, Chris Wagner

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 2 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Boston Bruins 7 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 7 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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