Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 7:00 PM ET TD Garden, Boston Preseason Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Washington Capitals	2	51-22-9
at Boston Bruins	4	33-39-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	5	6	11	22
Boston Bruins	7	6	6	19

Three stars

J. Korpisalo, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
F. Lysell, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
G. Merkulov, Boston Bruins (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	11:51	Boston Bruins	Riley Tufte (1)	Jordan Oesterle (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, BOS 1
2nd	02:59	Boston Bruins	Fabian Lysell (1)	Michael Callahan (1), Brett Harrison (1)	Power play	WSH 0, BOS 2
2nd	09:46	Boston Bruins	Patrick Brown (1)	Ian Mitchell (1)	Even strength	WSH 0, BOS 3
2nd	11:00	Washington Capitals	Connor McMichael (1)	Pierre-Luc Dubois (1), Tom Wilson (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 3
3rd	02:12	Boston Bruins	Justin Brazeau (1)	Georgii Merkulov (2), Tyler Johnson (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, BOS 4
3rd	19:16	Washington Capitals	Andrew Cristall (2)	Henrik Rybinski (1), Pierrick Dube (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, BOS 4

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	22	19
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	6
Hits	15	17
Blocked shots	12	12
Giveaways	12	16
Takeaways	7	8
Faceoffs won	22/47 (46.8%)	25/47 (53.2%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 21 A. Protas	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	16:25
Number 23 M. Sgarbossa	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	33.3%	14:40
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	20%	14:48
Number 28 A. Cristall	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0		16:45
Number 29 H. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	50%	18:39
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1		15:22
Number 53 E. Frank	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		14:04
Number 58 H. Rybinski	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	60%	11:55
Number 62 I. Protas	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		13:12
Number 63 I. Miroshnichenko	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1		16:36
Number 72 P. Dube	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		12:19
Number 80 P. Dubois	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	46.7%	13:10
Number 2 V. Iorio	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	0		14:32
Number 3 M. Roy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		21:44
Number 4 H. Haman Aktell	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		17:50
Number 25 E. Bear	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		21:10
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	6		20:14
Number 56 C. Priskie	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		18:36

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 H. Shepard	19	15	4	.789	60:00	Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins 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 10 R. Tufte	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		17:46
Number 11 T. Frederic	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	50%	16:32
Number 23 F. Lysell	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	1		17:35
Number 26 M. McLaughlin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		12:32
Number 38 P. Brown	C	1	0	1	+1	2	3	2	0	0	50%	14:21
Number 42 G. Merkulov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	44.4%	14:47
Number 51 M. Poitras	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	80%	16:09
Number 53 J. Abate	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0		13:05
Number 55 J. Brazeau	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:39
Number 64 J. Nelson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0	55.6%	12:55
Number 72 B. Harrison	C	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		16:30
Number 90 T. Johnson	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	66.7%	14:33
Number 14 I. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		17:39
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		19:22
Number 27 H. Lindholm	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		20:39
Number 58 B. Sweezey	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0		18:32
Number 79 M. Callahan	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		17:17
Number 82 J. Oesterle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	0		19:14

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo	7	7	0	1.000	29:39	Win
Number 80 M. DiPietro	15	13	2	.867	30:14

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:15	Boston Bruins	Joey Abate	Slashing	2
1st	19:15	Washington Capitals	Ethan Bear	Holding	2
2nd	01:00	Washington Capitals	Hardy Haman Aktell	Tripping	2
2nd	04:03	Washington Capitals	Ivan Miroshnichenko	Hooking	2
2nd	15:53	Boston Bruins	Patrick Brown	Interference	2
3rd	03:37	Washington Capitals	Henrik Rybinski	High sticking	2
3rd	08:19	Boston Bruins	Hampus Lindholm	Slashing	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Spencer Carbery
Boston Bruins head coach: Jim Montgomery
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Alex Lepkowski
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brandon Grillo
Washington Capitals scratches: Alex Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, Aaron Ness, Garrett Roe, Nic Dowd, Dylan McIlrath, Brad Hunt, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Jakub Vrana, Sonny Milano, Luke Philp, Andrew Mangiapane, Dylan Strome, Spencer Smallman, Charlie Lindgren, Jakob Chychrun, Taylor Raddysh, Brandon Duhaime, Matthew Strome, Nick Leivermann, Logan Thompson, Dmitry Osipov, Logan Day, Riley Sutter, Alexander Alexeyev, Tyler Weiss, Rasmus Sandin, Bogdan Trineyev, Brennan Saulnier, Alex Limoges, David Gucciardi, Brent Johnson, Haakon Hanelt, Joaquim Lemay, Chase Clark, Brett Hyland, Justin Nachbaur, Ryan Chesley, Alexander Suzdalev, Clay Stevenson, Mason Beaupit, Ryan Leonard, Grant Cruikshank, Patrick Thomas, Antoine Keller, Jonathan McDonald, Zac Funk, Terik Parascak, Eriks Mateiko, Cole Hutson, Nicholas Kempf, Petr Sikora, Miroslav Satan, Hudson Thornton, Kyler Kupka
Boston Bruins scratches: Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, Parker Wotherspoon, Kasimir Kaskisuo, Charlie McAvoy, Max Jones, Andrew Peeke, Jeffrey Viel, Vinni Lettieri, Morgan Geekie, Mark Kastelic, Alec Regula, Cole Koepke, John Beecher, John Farinacci, Roman Bychkov, Mason Millman, Jake Schmaltz, Evan Vierling, Riley Duran, Trevor Kuntar, Mason Lohrei, Mason Langenbrunner, Ty Gallagher, Andre Gasseau, Philip Svedeback, Ryan Mast, Jonathan Myrenberg, Oskar Jellvik, Frederic Brunet, Jackson Edward, Brandon Bussi, Cole Spicer, Dans Locmelis, Owen Pederson, Nolan Maier, Adam Mechura, Beckett Hendrickson, Christopher Pelosi, Ryan Walsh, Casper Nassen, Kristian Kostadinski, Drew Bavaro, Dean Letourneau, Ryan Bischel, Elliott Groenewold, Jonathan Morello, Loke Johansson

2024-2025 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Tue, Sep 24, 2024
Boston Bruins 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 5, 2024

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