NHL

Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

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Washington Capitals
2-1-1
Final
5 - 4
Boston Bruins
1-2-2

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:26 Connor McMichael Goal (1) Backhand, assists: John Carlson (1), Tom Wilson (2)
Goal 1st Period 0:53 James van Riemsdyk Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (1), Pavel Zacha (2)
Goal 1st Period 2:42 Mason Lohrei Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Milan Lucic (1), Charlie McAvoy (2)
Goal 1st Period 7:51 Tom Wilson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Nicklas Backstrom (1)
Goal 1st Period 15:57 Sonny Milano Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Dylan Strome (3)
Goal 2nd Period 8:23 Milan Lucic Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakub Lauko (1), John Beecher (1)
Goal 3rd Period 0:43 John Carlson Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (3), Dylan Strome (4)
Goal 3rd Period 4:57 Matthew Poitras Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Derek Forbort (1), Brad Marchand (1)
Goal 4th Period 4:04 Matthew Phillips Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: John Carlson (2)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 14
16 Hits 31
9 Takeaways 6
41 Shots 20
2 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
66.7 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 31
45.6 Faceoff Win Percent 54.4
6 Giveaways 9
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Day-To-Day Dec 17
Viktor Arvidsson, LW Day-To-Day Dec 17
Jonathan Aspirot, D Injured Reserve Dec 16
Henri Jokiharju, D Injured Reserve Nov 29
Matej Blumel, RW Injured Reserve Nov 28
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ryan Leonard, RW Injured Reserve Dec 11

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,565 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 9 46 2
NY Islanders 19 12 41 3
Philadelphia 17 9 40 6
Washington 18 11 40 4
Pittsburgh 14 9 37 9
New Jersey 18 14 37 1
NY Rangers 16 15 36 4
Columbus 14 13 34 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 13 41 3
Boston 20 14 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 12 39 3
Florida 18 13 38 2
Montreal 17 12 38 4
Toronto 15 12 35 5
Ottawa 15 13 34 4
Buffalo 14 14 32 4
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