National Hockey League

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Boston Bruins 5
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Match Report

Bruins respond to head shot with 5-1 victory over Capitals

— Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist, and the Boston Bruins responded to a head shot from Capitals forward Tom Wilson with a three-goal second period to beat Washington 5-1 on Friday night.

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Team Stats

WSH BOS
7
Blocked Shots
9
34
Hits
22
13
Takeaways
9
32
Shots
25
0
Power Play Goals
0
3
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
29
47.3
Faceoff Win Percent
52.7
15
Giveaways
8
4
Total Penalties
6
14
Penalty Minutes
26

Top Performers

WSH

  • Ilya Samsonov G GA 1 · SA 7 · SOS 0
  • Vitek Vanecek G GA 4 · SA 18 · SOS 0
  • Nicklas Backstrom C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Nic Dowd C BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 1

BOS

  • Jaroslav Halak G GA 1 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Jake DeBrusk LW BS 2 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Patrice Bergeron C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Jack Studnicka C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Boston Bruins

Washington Capitals

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

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:44 1-5
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  2. Penalty 18:40 1-5
    Chris Wagner 3rd
  3. Goal 13:36 1-5
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  4. Missed 6:51 0-5
    Anders Bjork 3rd
  5. Penalty 3:27 0-5
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  6. Penalty 1:12 0-5
    Trent Frederic 3rd
  7. Penalty 1:12 0-5
    Trent Frederic 3rd
  8. Penalty 1:12 0-5
    Trent Frederic 3rd
  9. Penalty 1:12 0-5
    Tom Wilson 3rd
  10. Goal 1:05 0-5
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  11. Missed 0:52 0-4
    Jarred Tinordi 3rd
  12. Missed 19:25 0-4
    Trent Frederic 2nd
  13. Missed 18:28 0-4
    Lars Eller 2nd
  14. Missed 17:25 0-4
    Matt Grzelcyk 2nd
  15. Missed 17:12 0-4
    David Krejci 2nd
  16. Missed 15:41 0-4
    Craig Smith 2nd
  17. Goal 14:58 0-4
    Brad Marchand 2nd
  18. Missed 14:21 0-3
    Lars Eller 2nd
  19. Missed 10:24 0-3
    Nick Ritchie 2nd
  20. Missed 9:27 0-3
    Trent Frederic 2nd
  21. Goal 9:01 0-3
    Patrice Bergeron 2nd
  22. Goal 6:43 0-2
    Trent Frederic 2nd
  23. Penalty 6:12 0-1
    Jarred Tinordi 2nd
  24. Penalty 6:12 0-1
    Tom Wilson 2nd
  25. Missed 0:49 0-1
    Nic Dowd 2nd
  26. Penalty 0:20 0-1
    Brenden Dillon 2nd
  27. Penalty 14:42 0-1
    Charlie Coyle 1st
  28. Goal 14:21 0-1
    Brad Marchand 1st
  29. Missed 13:57 0-0
    Alex Ovechkin 1st
  30. Missed 9:38 0-0
    Patrice Bergeron 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 1-5
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 1-5
    3rd
  3. Shot 20:00 1-5
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  4. End of Game 20:00 1-5
    3rd
  5. Blocked 19:50 1-5
    John Carlson 3rd
  6. Shot 19:44 1-5
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  7. Missed 19:44 1-5
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  8. Shot 19:35 1-5
    Jaroslav Halak 3rd
  9. Shot 19:00 1-5
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  10. Face Off 18:40 1-5
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  11. Penalty 18:40 1-5
    Chris Wagner 3rd
  12. Giveaway 18:29 1-5
    Charlie McAvoy 3rd
  13. Takeaway 18:18 1-5
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  14. Face Off 17:59 1-5
    Lars Eller 3rd
  15. Stoppage 17:59 1-5
    3rd
  16. Face Off 17:19 1-5
    Nic Dowd 3rd
  17. Stoppage 17:19 1-5
    3rd
  18. Shot 17:05 1-5
    Anders Bjork 3rd
  19. Shot 16:54 1-5
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  20. Shot 16:17 1-5
    Nick Ritchie 3rd
  21. Giveaway 16:11 1-5
    Alex Ovechkin 3rd
  22. Giveaway 15:02 1-5
    Conor Sheary 3rd
  23. Face Off 14:47 1-5
    Lars Eller 3rd
  24. Stoppage 14:47 1-5
    3rd
  25. Face Off 14:41 1-5
    Lars Eller 3rd
  26. Stoppage 14:41 1-5
    3rd
  27. Shot 14:35 1-5
    Connor Clifton 3rd
  28. Hit 14:34 1-5
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  29. Giveaway 14:27 1-5
    Nick Jensen 3rd
  30. Blocked 13:59 1-5
    Brad Marchand 3rd
  31. Face Off 13:36 1-5
    Patrice Bergeron 3rd
  32. Goal 13:36 1-5
    Jakub Vrana 3rd
  33. Takeaway 13:26 0-5
    T.J. Oshie 3rd
  34. Hit 12:37 0-5
    Zdeno Chara 3rd
  35. Takeaway 12:27 0-5
    Anders Bjork 3rd
  36. Face Off 11:29 0-5
    Evgeny Kuznetsov 3rd
  37. Stoppage 11:29 0-5
    3rd
  38. Giveaway 11:29 0-5
    Matt Grzelcyk 3rd
  39. Face Off 11:06 0-5
    Nicklas Backstrom 3rd
  40. Stoppage 11:06 0-5
    3rd

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