Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
· TD Garden, Boston · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
23 |
| Boston Bruins |
8 |
13 |
9 |
30 |
Three stars
- J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
- V. Arvidsson, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
- C. McAvoy, 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 |
| 2nd |
04:07 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (16) |
Charlie McAvoy (38), David Pastrnak (51) |
Power play |
WSH 0, BOS 1 |
| 2nd |
07:21 |
Washington Capitals |
Aliaksei Protas (21) |
Jakob Chychrun (28), Ryan Leonard (21) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, BOS 1 |
| 3rd |
04:28 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson (18) |
Casey Mittelstadt (19), Hampus Lindholm (17) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, BOS 2 |
| 3rd |
19:36 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm (12) |
David Pastrnak (52) |
Even strength, Empty net |
WSH 1, 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 |
23 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
6 |
| Hits |
18 |
21 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/53 (52.8%) |
25/53 (47.2%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:18 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
17:37 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:19 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:44 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:19 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
05:39 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
13:45 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 53 E. Frank |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:36 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:25 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:39 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
24:40 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
20:35 |
| Number 47 D. Chisholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:38 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:06 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
58:06 |
Loss |
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:57 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
30% |
15:44 |
| Number 21 A. Steeves |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:31 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:36 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:12 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
12:37 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
12:36 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:48 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:56 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
15:34 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:52 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:46 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
23 |
22 |
1 |
.957 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:43 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Sourdif |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
07:49 |
Boston Bruins |
Nikita Zadorov |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
10:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Aliaksei Protas |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:17 |
Boston Bruins |
Hampus Lindholm |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:36 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Sourdif |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:43 |
Washington Capitals |
Brandon Duhaime |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:24 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:54 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:41 |
Washington Capitals |
Ethen Frank |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Brian Pochmara
- Linesmen
- Brad Kovachik, Matt MacPherson
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Dylan McIlrath, Timothy Liljegren, David Kampf, Ivan Miroshnichenko
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Michael Eyssimont, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris
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 at Los Angeles Kings
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 at Calgary Flames
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Final
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2
 at San Jose Sharks
1
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7
 at Seattle Kraken
4
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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