Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4–3 on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
11 |
6 |
15 |
32 |
| Boston Bruins |
4 |
9 |
11 |
24 |
Three stars
- D. Strome, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
- V. Lettieri, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
13:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Nic Dowd (13) |
Brandon Duhaime (11) |
Shorthanded |
WSH 1, BOS 0 |
| 1st |
15:43 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (38) |
Dylan Strome (48), John Carlson (42) |
Power play |
WSH 2, BOS 0 |
| 2nd |
06:05 |
Boston Bruins |
Vinni Lettieri (3) |
Marat Khusnutdinov (6) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
17:12 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (36) |
Morgan Geekie (16), Mason Lohrei (26) |
Power play |
WSH 2, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
10:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan Strome (24) |
Aliaksei Protas (36), Martin Fehérváry (20) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
14:46 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (32) |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (44), Alex Ovechkin (27) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
15:13 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (37) |
Morgan Geekie (17), Pavel Zacha (31) |
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 |
32 |
24 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
11 |
9 |
| Hits |
17 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/61 (47.5%) |
32/61 (52.5%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:23 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:14 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
47.1% |
16:59 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
10:52 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
13:58 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45% |
13:47 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
18:15 |
| Number 88 A. Mangiapane |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:59 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:53 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:09 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 52 D. McIlrath |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:33 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
26:16 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 79 C. Lindgren |
24 |
21 |
3 |
.875 |
60:00 |
Win |
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
19:05 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
19:49 |
| Number 19 J. Beecher |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
09:55 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:59 |
| Number 38 P. Brown |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
09:21 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:57 |
| Number 45 C. Koepke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 48 J. Viel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
07:31 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:51 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 94 J. Lauko |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:50 |
| Number 95 V. Lettieri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 14 I. Mitchell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:55 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:51 |
| Number 29 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 52 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
32 |
28 |
4 |
.875 |
58:18 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
13:21 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan McIlrath |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
14:51 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:58 |
Washington Capitals |
Lars Eller |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:27 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:39 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan McIlrath |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
14:39 |
Boston Bruins |
Jeffrey Viel |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
15:25 |
Washington Capitals |
Jakob Chychrun |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Joe Sacco
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Matt Roy, Taylor Raddysh, Alexander Alexeyev, Ethen Frank
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Mark Kastelic, Michael Callahan, Fabian Lysell
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Sources and further reading
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