National Hockey League

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Match Report

Caps edge Bruins 2-1 in SO in Chara's return to Boston

— Jakub Vrana scored the only goal in the shootout and the Washington Capitals beat the Bruins 2-1 Wednesday night in Zdeno Chara’s return to Boston.

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Team Stats

WSH BOS
12
Blocked Shots
9
28
Hits
26
7
Takeaways
3
28
Shots
19
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
30
48.3
Faceoff Win Percent
51.7
7
Giveaways
7
3
Total Penalties
3
6
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

WSH

  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 1 · SA 19 · SOS 0
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • T.J. Oshie RW BS 2 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

BOS

  • Tuukka Rask G GA 1 · SA 28 · SOS 0
  • David Pastrnak RW BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • David Krejci C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

WSH leads series 2-1

Injuries

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

  • Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
  • Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
  • Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Shootout End 0:00 1-0
    SO
  2. Goal 0:00 1-0
    Jakub Vrana SO
  3. Missed 19:45 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  4. Missed 19:20 1-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  5. Missed 17:21 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  6. Missed 15:05 1-1
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  7. Missed 14:52 1-1
    John Carlson 3rd
  8. Penalty 14:30 1-1
    Trent Frederic 3rd
  9. Penalty 14:30 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  10. Missed 12:55 1-1
    Jakub Zboril 3rd
  11. Missed 11:32 1-1
    Jarred Tinordi 3rd
  12. Missed 8:30 1-1
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  13. Missed 7:28 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  14. Missed 7:03 1-1
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  15. Goal 6:14 1-1
    Lars Eller 3rd
  16. Missed 2:12 0-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  17. Goal 1:19 0-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  18. Missed 19:00 0-0
    Tom Wilson 2nd
  19. Missed 17:41 0-0
    John Carlson 2nd
  20. Missed 17:01 0-0
    Anders Bjork 2nd
  21. Missed 13:29 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  22. Missed 11:29 0-0
    Justin Schultz 2nd
  23. Missed 10:01 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  24. Missed 8:20 0-0
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  25. Missed 8:03 0-0
    Jake DeBrusk 2nd
  26. Missed 4:07 0-0
    Jack Studnicka 2nd
  27. Missed 3:19 0-0
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  28. Missed 2:34 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 2nd
  29. Penalty 19:49 0-0
    Richard Panik 1st
  30. Penalty 14:56 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  31. Penalty 14:19 0-0
    David Krejci 1st
  32. Missed 13:46 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  33. Missed 9:39 0-0
    Brad Marchand 1st
  34. Missed 7:25 0-0
    Nick Ritchie 1st
  35. Missed 6:32 0-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  36. Missed 5:46 0-0
    David Pastrnak 1st
  37. Missed 4:29 0-0
    Dmitry Orlov 1st
  38. Penalty 2:23 0-0
    Charlie McAvoy 1st
  39. Missed 2:04 0-0
    Nicklas Backstrom 1st
  40. Missed 1:19 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  1. End of Game 0:00 1-0
    SO
  2. Shootout End 0:00 1-0
    SO
  3. Shot 0:00 1-0
    Brad Marchand SO
  4. Shot 0:00 1-0
    T.J. Oshie SO
  5. Shot 0:00 1-0
    David Pastrnak SO
  6. Goal 0:00 1-0
    Jakub Vrana SO
  7. Shot 0:00 1-0
    Jake DeBrusk SO
  8. Period Start 0:00 1-0
    SO
  9. Period End 5:00 1-1
    OT
  10. Shot 4:35 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin OT
  11. Hit 4:21 1-1
    Sean Kuraly OT
  12. Shot 4:15 1-1
    Sean Kuraly OT
  13. Face Off 3:53 1-1
    Sean Kuraly OT
  14. Stoppage 3:53 1-1
    OT
  15. Shot 3:53 1-1
    Evgeny Kuznetsov OT
  16. Shot 3:34 1-1
    Nicklas Backstrom OT
  17. Giveaway 3:33 1-1
    Tom Wilson OT
  18. Shot 3:11 1-1
    Dmitry Orlov OT
  19. Face Off 2:10 1-1
    Patrice Bergeron OT
  20. Stoppage 2:10 1-1
    OT
  21. Shot 2:09 1-1
    Lars Eller OT
  22. Face Off 0:00 1-1
    Patrice Bergeron OT
  23. Period Start 0:00 1-1
    OT
  24. Period End 20:00 1-1
    3rd
  25. Shot 19:59 1-1
    Brenden Dillon 3rd
  26. Missed 19:45 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  27. Missed 19:20 1-1
    David Pastrnak 3rd
  28. Face Off 19:09 1-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  29. Stoppage 19:09 1-1
    3rd
  30. Shot 19:08 1-1
    Dmitry Orlov 3rd
  31. Face Off 18:23 1-1
    Jack Studnicka 3rd
  32. Stoppage 18:23 1-1
    3rd
  33. Shot 18:23 1-1
    Jack Studnicka 3rd
  34. Blocked 17:48 1-1
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  35. Missed 17:21 1-1
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  36. Shot 17:08 1-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  37. Blocked 16:52 1-1
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  38. Shot 16:43 1-1
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  39. Face Off 16:23 1-1
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  40. Stoppage 16:23 1-1
    3rd

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