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Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Preseason Final/2OT

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Washington Capitals 2 5-3-0
at Boston Bruins 3 6-2-0

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 7 5 12 8 0 32
Boston Bruins 7 12 10 1 0 30

Three stars

  1. M. DiPietro, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
  2. C. McAvoy, Boston Bruins (1 goal)
  3. L. Thompson, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:48 Washington Capitals Jonny Brodzinski (1) Ivan Miroshnichenko (1), Josh Dunne (1) Even strength WSH 1, BOS 0
2nd 15:32 Boston Bruins Jake Schmaltz (1) Riley Duran (1) Power play WSH 1, BOS 1
3rd 05:34 Washington Capitals Ivan Miroshnichenko (1) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, BOS 1
3rd 18:17 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy (1) Fraser Minten (1), Matthew Poitras (1) Even strength WSH 2, BOS 2

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Washington Capitals Alex Tuch Saved
1 Boston Bruins James Hagens Goal (winner)
2 Washington Capitals Pierre-Luc Dubois Saved
2 Boston Bruins Lukas Reichel Saved
3 Washington Capitals Anthony Beauvillier Saved

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 32 30
Power play 0 of 7 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 16
Hits 36 23
Blocked shots 16 17
Giveaways 15 8
Takeaways 4 3
Faceoffs won 24/50 (48%) 26/50 (52%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
14 L. Lakovic L 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 10:34
22 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 20% 18:56
34 J. Sourdif C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38.5% 22:34
40 J. Dunne C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 55.6% 09:49
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 23:17
63 I. Miroshnichenko L 1 1 2 +2 0 6 3 0 0 13:52
66 P. Sikora C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 08:30
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 16:34
76 J. Brodzinski C 1 0 1 +2 2 2 1 0 0 100% 12:43
80 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 18:18
87 B. Trineyev R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 13:03
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 20:10
3 M. Roy D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 9 1 0 21:10
4 J. Holl D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 15:18
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 26:46
44 C. Hutson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 22:49
52 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 13:41
73 V. Desharnais D 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 18:19
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
48 L. Thompson 30 28 2 .933 64:37 OT loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
21 A. Steeves C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 18:14
44 J. Hagens C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 20:04
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 62.5% 15:06
51 M. Poitras C 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 1 0 60% 16:42
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 3 0 37.5% 15:36
53 J. Abate L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 0 0 09:24
62 R. Duran C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0 100% 11:24
71 A. Biasca C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:07
76 L. Reichel L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12:47
82 J. Schmaltz L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 2 1 33.3% 09:46
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 100% 18:17
93 F. Minten C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 54.5% 21:40
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 20:06
20 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 20:42
42 F. Brunet D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 21:45
43 J. Harris D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 0 0 16:25
45 J. Aspirot D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 0 17:01
73 C. McAvoy D 1 0 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 28:35
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
30 M. DiPietro 32 30 2 .938 64:19 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:44 Boston Bruins Jordan Harris Tripping 2
1st 06:44 Boston Bruins Joey Abate Tripping 2
1st 09:59 Washington Capitals Lynden Lakovic Illegal equipment 2
1st 19:46 Washington Capitals Vincent Desharnais Interference 2
2nd 13:32 Washington Capitals Jonny Brodzinski Hooking 2
2nd 16:14 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly Holding 2
2nd 18:48 Washington Capitals Matt Roy Roughing 2
2nd 18:48 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly Roughing 2
3rd 03:30 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Holding 2
3rd 06:58 Washington Capitals Justin Holl Hooking 2
3rd 08:07 Washington Capitals Boone Jenner Tripping 2
3rd 13:24 Washington Capitals Dylan McIlrath Hooking 2
3rd 14:40 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Interference 2
3rd 18:48 Boston Bruins Jonathan Aspirot Delaying game puck over glass 2
OT 01:44 Boston Bruins Matthew Poitras Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Referees
Chris Rooney, Austin Rook
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Onni Hautamaki
Washington Capitals scratches
Alex Ovechkin, Cal Petersen, Louie Belpedio, Dylan Strome, Spencer Smallman, Charlie Lindgren, Jordan Kyrou, Jacob MacDonald, Timothy Liljegren, Martin Fehérváry, Rasmus Sandin, Aliaksei Protas, Theodor Niederbach, Garin Bjorklund, David Gucciardi, Joaquim Lemay, Brett Hyland, Jeremie Biakabutuka, Ryan Chesley, Alexander Suzdalev, Clay Stevenson, Ethen Frank, Ludwig Persson, Cam Allen, Andrew Cristall, Ryan Leonard, Patrick Thomas, Antoine Keller, Jonathan McDonald, Terik Parascak, Leon Muggli, Eriks Mateiko, Ben Kraws, Ilya Protas, Nicholas Kempf, Miroslav Satan, Tyler Kopff, Maxim Schafer, Jackson Crowder, Aron Dahlqvist, Tyus Sparks, Brian McFadden, Logan Stuart, Andrew (AJ) Reyelts
Boston Bruins scratches
Hampus Lindholm, Brendan Gaunce, Connor Clifton, Elias Lindholm, Nikita Zadorov, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha, Will Borgen, Michael Eyssimont, Tanner Jeannot, Morgan Geekie, Casey Mittelstadt, Jeremy Swayman, Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Roman Bychkov, Maxence Guenette, Navrin Mutter, Cross Hanas, JJ Peterka, Billy Sweezey, Mason Langenbrunner, Jack Bar, Ty Gallagher, Kalle Vaisanen, Philip Svedeback, Maximus Wanner, Oskar Jellvik, Brian Halonen, Wyatt Bongiovanni, Luke Cavallin, Cole Spicer, Dans Locmelis, Ivan Ivan, Beckett Hendrickson, Dylan MacKinnon, Christopher Pelosi, Ryan Walsh, Casper Nassen, Kristian Kostadinski, Will Zellers, Dean Letourneau, Elliott Groenewold, Jonathan Morello, Loke Johansson, Jaxsin Vaughan, William Moore, Simon Zajicek, Liam Pettersson, Cooper Simpson, Vashek Blanar, Cole Chandler, Kirill Yemelyanov, Jan Larys, Max Lundgren, Ryan Tattle, Yuri Ivanov, Nils Bartholdsson, Matvei Kotkov, Oscar Olsson, Jacob Vandeven, Roberto Henriquez, Cullen McCrate, William Manchuso, Niko Tournas, Nolen Geerdes, Jordan Duguay, Thomas Zocco

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
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Boston Bruins 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Preseason Game page

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