Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
· Capital One Arena, Washington · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
5 |
6 |
11 |
22 |
| Washington Capitals |
8 |
17 |
11 |
36 |
Three stars
- J. Swayman, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
- D. Pastrnak, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
12:07 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak (1) |
Nikita Zadorov (1), Morgan Geekie (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, WSH 0 |
| 3rd |
07:03 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (1) |
Jakob Chychrun (1), Aliaksei Protas (1) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
07:41 |
Boston Bruins |
Elias Lindholm (1) |
David Pastrnak (1), Pavel Zacha (1) |
Power play |
BOS 2, WSH 1 |
| 3rd |
19:02 |
Boston Bruins |
Morgan Geekie (1) |
David Pastrnak (2), Elias Lindholm (1) |
Even strength, Empty net |
BOS 3, WSH 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Washington Capitals |
| Shots on goal |
22 |
36 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
33 |
35 |
| Blocked shots |
23 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/68 (50%) |
34/68 (50%) |
Box score
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 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
12:06 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
68.4% |
18:07 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
12:08 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
14:34 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:50 |
| Number 81 M. Eyssimont |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:55 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:49 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
47.1% |
14:36 |
| Number 6 M. Lohrei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:40 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:59 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
36 |
35 |
1 |
.972 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:16 |
| Number 9 R. Leonard |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
54.8% |
18:12 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:17 |
| Number 22 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
10:12 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
15:35 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:22 |
| Number 29 H. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
10:56 |
| Number 34 J. Sourdif |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:58 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:15 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 80 P. Dubois |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
27.3% |
18:05 |
| Number 3 M. Roy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:35 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:46 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:27 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:32 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
26:39 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 48 L. Thompson |
21 |
19 |
2 |
.905 |
58:27 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
01:51 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
06:46 |
Washington Capitals |
Trevor van Riemsdyk |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
13:06 |
Boston Bruins |
Sean Kuraly |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
19:13 |
Boston Bruins |
Henri Jokiharju |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:19 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:42 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:18 |
Washington Capitals |
John Carlson |
Holding |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Mitch Dunning
- Linesmen
- Devin Berg, Kilian McNamara
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Jeffrey Viel, Jordan Harris, John Beecher
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm, Vincent Iorio
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Sources and further reading
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