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Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, March 14, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Boston Bruins 3 45-27-10
at Washington Capitals 2 43-30-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Boston Bruins 7 11 14 2 0 34
Washington Capitals 9 10 9 0 0 28

Three stars

  1. J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
  2. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. R. Sandin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:15 Washington Capitals Matt Roy (2) Rasmus Sandin (20), Hendrix Lapierre (10) Even strength BOS 0, WSH 1
2nd 11:57 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy (8) David Pastrnak (55) Even strength BOS 1, WSH 1
3rd 03:12 Washington Capitals Rasmus Sandin (4) Unassisted Even strength BOS 1, WSH 2
3rd 10:09 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy (9) Pavel Zacha (27), Viktor Arvidsson (19) Even strength BOS 2, WSH 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Saved
1 Boston Bruins Michael Eyssimont Saved
2 Washington Capitals Ryan Leonard Saved
2 Boston Bruins David Pastrnak Saved
3 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Saved
3 Boston Bruins Viktor Arvidsson Saved
4 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Saved
4 Boston Bruins Casey Mittelstadt Saved
5 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Saved
5 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Saved
6 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Saved
6 Boston Bruins Pavel Zacha Saved
7 Washington Capitals Jakob Chychrun Saved
7 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie Saved
8 Washington Capitals Ethen Frank Saved
8 Boston Bruins Mason Lohrei Saved
9 Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas Saved
9 Boston Bruins Fraser Minten Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Boston Bruins Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 34 28
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 19 20
Blocked shots 14 12
Giveaways 15 14
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 31/54 (57.4%) 23/54 (42.6%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 66.7% 14:02
18 P. Zacha C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 36.4% 19:01
28 E. Lindholm C 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 0 63.2% 20:16
39 M. Geekie C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 100% 19:23
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 83.3% 10:28
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 80% 10:37
71 V. Arvidsson L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 15:40
81 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 07:25
84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 1 10:06
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 1 1 +1 0 8 1 1 24:23
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 16:03
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 2 33.3% 18:36
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 20:05
26 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 19:07
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 1 20:21
45 J. Aspirot D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 18:52
73 C. McAvoy D 2 0 2 +2 2 3 0 2 27:44
91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 0 17:51
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Swayman 28 26 2 .929 65:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 15:47
9 R. Leonard R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 12:58
17 D. Strome C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 44.4% 20:21
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 60% 20:49
22 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 10:00
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 33.3% 15:11
29 H. Lapierre C 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 12:10
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 33.3% 11:36
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 23:05
53 E. Frank R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:32
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 +1 4 0 0 0 50% 14:11
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 55.6% 19:48
3 M. Roy D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 2 25:26
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 23:52
27 T. Liljegren D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 15:45
38 R. Sandin D 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 4 23:19
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 20:21
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 15:49
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 34 32 2 .941 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:25 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Roughing 2
1st 04:25 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie Roughing 2
1st 15:40 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Holding 2
2nd 02:20 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Hooking 2
2nd 16:40 Washington Capitals Hendrix Lapierre Roughing 2
2nd 16:40 Boston Bruins Mark Kastelic Roughing 2
3rd 03:59 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Interference 2
3rd 05:20 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Cross checking 2
3rd 14:06 Boston Bruins Nikita Zadorov Boarding 2
3rd 16:40 Boston Bruins Hampus Lindholm Holding 2
3rd 18:45 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael Interference 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, CJ Murray
Boston Bruins scratches
Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris, Alex Steeves
Washington Capitals scratches
Dylan McIlrath, David Kampf, Declan Chisholm, Ivan Miroshnichenko

2025-2026 season series

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

Other NHL games on Mar 14

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 0 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at New Jersey Devils 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Utah Mammoth 3 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 5 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page

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