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Washington Capitals 1, Boston Bruins 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 1, Boston Bruins 3. Shots on goal: WSH 23, BOS 30. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 0-0 BOS; P2 WSH 1-1 BOS; P3 WSH 0-2 BOS.

Scoring plays: P2 04:07 Pavel Zacha (assists: Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak) to make it WSH 0-1 BOS; P2 07:21 Aliaksei Protas (assists: Jakob Chychrun, Ryan Leonard) to make it WSH 1-1 BOS; P3 04:28 Viktor Arvidsson (assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Hampus Lindholm) to make it WSH 1-2 BOS; P3 19:36 Elias Lindholm (assists: David Pastrnak) to make it WSH 1-3 BOS. Top skaters: David Pastrnak (BOS) 0 G, 2 A; Elias Lindholm (BOS) 1 G, 0 A; Viktor Arvidsson (BOS) 1 G, 0 A; Pavel Zacha (BOS) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jeremy Swayman (BOS) 22 saves on 23, decision W; Logan Thompson (WSH) 27 saves on 29, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BOS
David Pastrnak
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 20:56 TOI
Goals · BOS
Elias Lindholm
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 4 SOG · 21:36 TOI
Goaltending · BOS
Jeremy Swayman
22 saves on 23 shots (.957) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

WSH 0 largest lead Never led
BOS 2 largest lead P3 19:36 (WSH 1, BOS 3) · 2-0 run, P3 4:28–P3 19:36
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P2 4:07 Pavel Zacha (Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak) BOS · Power play · bat shot · WSH 0, BOS 1
  • P2 7:21 Aliaksei Protas (Jakob Chychrun, Ryan Leonard) WSH · tip-in shot · WSH 1, BOS 1
  • P3 4:28 Viktor Arvidsson (Casey Mittelstadt, Hampus Lindholm) BOS · snap shot · WSH 1, BOS 2
  • P3 19:36 Elias Lindholm (David Pastrnak) BOS · Empty net · snap shot · WSH 1, BOS 3

Linescore

123 T
WSH 010 1
BOS 012 3

Shots on goal: WSH 23, BOS 30

Biggest Period

The Boston Bruins scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHBOS
23Shots on goal30
60Shot attempts60
28Faceoff wins25
18Hits21
19Blocked shots13
0Power-play goals1
5Takeaways3
13Giveaways18
12Penalty minutes6
93.1%Save %95.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH79723
BOS813930

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals1 G · 40 attempts
Justin Sourdif: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (backhand)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netTom Wilson: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netJakob Chychrun: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (snap)Tom Wilson: missed the netRyan Leonard: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netTrevor van Riemsdyk: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netAliaksei Protas: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: goal (tip-in)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Martin Fehérváry: saved (snap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Justin Sourdif: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (snap)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Rasmus Sandin: saved (deflected)Matt Roy: saved (slap)Matt Roy: saved (snap)Connor McMichael: saved (snap)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (slap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (snap)
  • 1Goals3% of attempts
  • 22Saved55% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net43% of attempts
Boston Bruins3 G · 46 attempts
Fraser Minten: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: saved (slap)Mark Kastelic: saved (deflected)Elias Lindholm: missed the netElias Lindholm: saved (tip-in)Elias Lindholm: saved (snap)Elias Lindholm: saved (tip-in)Elias Lindholm: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: saved (snap)Morgan Geekie: missed the netHampus Lindholm: saved (snap)Nikita Zadorov: saved (snap)David Pastrnak: saved (backhand)Pavel Zacha: saved (snap)Pavel Zacha: goal (bat)Nikita Zadorov: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (slap)Jonathan Aspirot: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (snap)Viktor Arvidsson: saved (snap)Fraser Minten: missed the netCasey Mittelstadt: saved (snap)Mark Kastelic: saved (wrist)Charlie McAvoy: saved (snap)Alex Steeves: missed the netCharlie McAvoy: saved (slap)David Pastrnak: missed the netNikita Zadorov: saved (slap)Elias Lindholm: missed the netPavel Zacha: saved (backhand)Elias Lindholm: missed the netDavid Pastrnak: saved (slap)Fraser Minten: saved (snap)Hampus Lindholm: missed the netViktor Arvidsson: goal (snap)Fraser Minten: saved (snap)Charlie McAvoy: missed the netElias Lindholm: missed the netViktor Arvidsson: missed the netViktor Arvidsson: saved (backhand)Charlie McAvoy: saved (snap)Alex Steeves: missed the netMorgan Geekie: missed the netMorgan Geekie: saved (snap)Elias Lindholm: goal (snap)
  • 3Goals7% of attempts
  • 27Saved59% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Aliaksei Protas L 101-121018:19
Jakob Chychrun D 011-152524:40
Ryan Leonard R 011+111013:18
Tom Wilson R 000-221121:34
Rasmus Sandin D 000023120:51
Martin Fehérváry D 000011620:35
Matt Roy D 000035120:16
Pierre-Luc Dubois C 000-200018:39
Alex Ovechkin L 000-122018:22
Dylan Strome C 000-110017:37
Connor McMichael L 000011017:19
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 000000215:06
Anthony Beauvillier R 000011014:25
Justin Sourdif C 000+110113:45
Declan Chisholm D 000000111:38
Brandon Duhaime L 000010009:44
Ethen Frank R 000000109:36
Hendrix Lapierre C 000000005:39
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson L 272993.1258:06
BOS skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
David Pastrnak R 022+161020:56
Elias Lindholm C 101040021:36
Pavel Zacha C 101+130015:44
Viktor Arvidsson L 101+131013:48
Charlie McAvoy D 011+131225:52
Hampus Lindholm D 011+111118:02
Casey Mittelstadt C 011+110013:57
Nikita Zadorov D 000020118:46
Andrew Peeke D 000001218:36
Morgan Geekie C 000-121118:12
Mason Lohrei D 000000115:54
Fraser Minten C 000023015:34
Marat Khusnutdinov C 000+101114:13
Jonathan Aspirot D 000001013:52
Tanner Jeannot L 000004113:14
Mark Kastelic C 000032212:37
Sean Kuraly C 000001112:36
Alex Steeves C 000-103010:31
BOS goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jeremy Swayman W 222395.7160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series WSH 0 – 2 BOS
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