Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Preseason Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 in overtime on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals	4	44-26-12
at Boston Bruins	3	51-26-5

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Washington Capitals	11	12	5	2	30
Boston Bruins	15	9	12	0	36

Three stars

A. Mantha, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
C. Coyle, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:28	Boston Bruins	Charlie Coyle (1)	Craig Smith (1), Brad Marchand (2)	Even strength	WSH 0, BOS 1
2nd	06:09	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)	Alex Ovechkin (1), Garnet Hathaway (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 1
2nd	07:05	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (1)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Nick Jensen (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 1
2nd	13:17	Boston Bruins	Taylor Hall (1)	Craig Smith (2), Charlie Coyle (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 2
3rd	13:29	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie (2)	Alex Ovechkin (2), John Carlson (1)	Power play	WSH 3, BOS 2
3rd	16:31	Boston Bruins	David Pastrnak (2)	Erik Haula (3), Charlie McAvoy (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, BOS 3
OT	01:41	Washington Capitals	Anthony Mantha (1)	T.J. Oshie (1), Justin Schultz (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, BOS 3

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	30	36
Power play	1 of 7	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	14
Hits	17	20
Blocked shots	6	6
Giveaways	3	4
Takeaways	8	4
Faceoffs won	23/59 (39%)	36/59 (61%)

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	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0		20:35
Number 10 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		12:36
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	38.9%	17:16
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		11:47
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	30%	12:17
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	40%	13:41
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		14:55
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0		17:44
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:49
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		12:26
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	1	33.3%	18:31
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0	58.3%	21:27
Number 2 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:33
Number 3 N. Jensen	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0		16:34
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0		17:37
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	0		20:48
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	0		16:06
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	2	1	0		23:25

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 V. Vanecek	36	33	3	.917	61:37	Win

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 11 T. Frederic	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		11:00
Number 12 C. Smith	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	0		12:19
Number 13 C. Coyle	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	81.8%	16:40
Number 17 N. Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	100%	16:44
Number 20 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:28
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	71.4%	17:07
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	25%	14:25
Number 63 B. Marchand	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0		17:25
Number 71 T. Hall	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0		16:44
Number 74 J. DeBrusk	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		14:13
Number 88 D. Pastrnak	R	1	0	1	0	2	4	0	0		15:09
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	72.7%	13:29
Number 6 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	1		18:22
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		19:35
Number 28 D. Forbort	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		20:28
Number 48 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:00
Number 73 C. McAvoy	D	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	1		23:53
Number 75 C. Clifton	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	3	0		15:59

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 L. Ullmark	30	26	4	.867	61:33	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:33	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin	Cross checking	2
1st	14:24	Boston Bruins	Mike Reilly	Cross checking	2
1st	15:19	Boston Bruins	Nick Foligno	High sticking	2
2nd	00:29	Boston Bruins	David Pastrnak	Tripping	2
2nd	08:41	Washington Capitals	Michal Kempny	High sticking	2
2nd	19:55	Boston Bruins	Jake DeBrusk	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	02:31	Boston Bruins	Connor Clifton	Cross checking	2
3rd	12:31	Boston Bruins	Charlie McAvoy	Cross checking	2
3rd	12:31	Boston Bruins	Charlie McAvoy	Interference	2
3rd	17:04	Washington Capitals	Trevor van Riemsdyk	Tripping	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Peter Laviolette
Boston Bruins head coach: Bruce Cassidy
Referees: Thomas John Luxmore, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Devin Berg
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Nicklas Backstrom, Matt Irwin, Dylan McIlrath, Michael Sgarbossa, Garrett Haar, Sergey Kostenko, Brian Pinho, Pheonix Copley, Shane Gersich, Ilya Samsonov, Patrick Holway, Lucas Johansen, Beck Malenstyn, Garrett Pilon, Damien Riat, Mike Vecchione, Benton Maass, Tobias Geisser, Riley Sutter, Martin Fehérváry, Kody Clark, Alexander Alexeyev, Mitchell Gibson, Joe Snively, Bobby Nardella, Brett Leason, Aliaksei Protas, Martin Has, Hendrix Lapierre, Bogdan Trineyev, Garin Bjorklund, Hunter Shepard, Bear Hughes, Oskar Magnusson, Brent Johnson, Vincent Iorio, Haakon Hanelt, Dru Krebs, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Matthew Maggio
Boston Bruins scratches: John Moore, Chris Wagner, Maxim Chudinov, Steven Fogarty, Anton Blidh, Tyler Lewington, Jakub Zboril, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Callum Booth, Zach Senyshyn, Cameron Hughes, Jack Becker, Matt Filipe, James Greenway, Joona Koppanen, Oskar Steen, Urho Vaakanainen, Jack Studnicka, Victor Berglund, Jeremy Swayman, Kyle Keyser, Brady Lyle, Curtis Hall, Jakub Lauko, Karson Kuhlman, Dustyn McFaul, Samuel Asselin, John Beecher, Roman Bychkov, Jake Schmaltz, Matias Mantykivi, Quinn Olson, Nick Wolff, Jack Ahcan, Riley Duran, Trevor Kuntar, Mason Lohrei, Mason Langenbrunner, Eduards Tralmaks, Ty Gallagher, Brett Harrison, Fabian Lysell, Andre Gasseau, Jesper Froden, Philip Svedeback, Ryan Mast, Oskar Jellvik

2021-2022 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sun, Sep 26, 2021
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Wed, Oct 6, 2021

Other NHL games on Oct 6

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 6	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Wed, Oct 6, 2021
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Wed, Oct 6, 2021
Calgary Flames 2 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Oct 6, 2021
St. Louis Blues 3 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Oct 6, 2021
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Oct 6, 2021