Ovechkin scores, needs 4 more to pass Gretzky for NHL record, and Capitals beat Bruins 4-3
— Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal, moving him four away from passing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and Dylan Strome broke a...
National Hockey League
FINAL
Washington Capitals
4
Boston Bruins
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| BOS | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
TD Garden · 17,850 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Dallas Stars | L 5-6 | NHL |
| 11/1/26 | vs Minnesota Wild | L 1-5 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Nashville Predators | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Buffalo Sabres | W 4-3 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Missed 19:29 4-3
David Pastrnak Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:59 4-3
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:35 4-3
Elias Lindholm Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 17:00 4-3
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 15:13 4-3
David Pastrnak Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (17), Pavel Zacha (31)
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Goal 14:46 4-2
Tom Wilson Goal (32) Deflected, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (44), Alex Ovechkin (27)
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Goal 10:37 3-2
Dylan Strome Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (36), Martin Fehérváry (20)
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Missed 10:34 2-2
Aliaksei Protas Slap Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 6:17 2-2
Jakob Chychrun Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:09 2-2
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 0:31 2-2
Morgan Geekie Backhand Wide Left
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Goal 17:12 2-2
David Pastrnak Goal (36) Tip-In, assists: Morgan Geekie (16), Mason Lohrei (26)
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Missed 17:01 2-1
Mason Lohrei Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:46 2-1
Ian Mitchell Slap Shot Hit Right Post
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Penalty 15:25 2-1
Jakob Chychrun Holding against John Beecher
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Missed 15:14 2-1
Cole Koepke Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 14:39 2-1
Jeffrey Viel Fighting against Dylan McIlrath
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Penalty 14:39 2-1
Dylan McIlrath Fighting against Jeffrey Viel
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Missed 14:36 2-1
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:51 2-1
Vinni Lettieri Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 10:27 2-1
David Pastrnak Interference against Nic Dowd
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Penalty 8:58 2-1
Lars Eller High-sticking against Nikita Zadorov
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Missed 7:45 2-1
Casey Mittelstadt Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:38 2-1
Jakub Lauko Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 6:05 2-1
Vinni Lettieri Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Marat Khusnutdinov (6)
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Missed 3:48 2-0
Marat Khusnutdinov Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:20 2-0
Mason Lohrei Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:10 2-0
Elias Lindholm Slap Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 15:43 2-0
Alex Ovechkin Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (48), John Carlson (42)
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Penalty 14:51 1-0
David Pastrnak Hooking against Rasmus Sandin
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Goal 13:32 1-0
Nic Dowd Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Duhaime (11)
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Penalty 13:21 0-0
Dylan McIlrath Cross-checking against Cole Koepke
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Missed 11:25 0-0
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:07 0-0
John Beecher Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:18 0-0
Nikita Zadorov Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:48 0-0
Ryan Leonard Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 7:46 0-0
John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:04 0-0
Jakub Lauko Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 4:21 0-0
Andrew Peeke Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:36 0-0
Vinni Lettieri Wrist Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 4-3
Game End
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Period End 20:00 4-3
End of 3rd Period
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Shot 19:58 4-3
David Pastrnak Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Missed 19:29 4-3
David Pastrnak Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 18:59 4-3
Alex Ovechkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Shot 18:42 4-3
David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Missed 18:35 4-3
Elias Lindholm Tip-In Wide Right
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Face Off 18:31 4-3
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
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Stoppage 18:31 4-3
Icing
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Shot 18:10 4-3
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Blocked 17:40 4-3
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Tom Wilson
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Missed 17:00 4-3
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Shot 16:14 4-3
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Shot 15:48 4-3
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Shot 15:40 4-3
Martin Fehérváry Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
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Face Off 15:13 4-3
Lars Eller faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
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Goal 15:13 4-3
David Pastrnak Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Geekie (17), Pavel Zacha (31)
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Giveaway 15:01 4-2
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
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Face Off 14:46 4-2
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
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Goal 14:46 4-2
Tom Wilson Goal (32) Deflected, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (44), Alex Ovechkin (27)
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Face Off 13:34 3-2
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 13:34 3-2
Puck in Benches
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Face Off 13:21 3-2
Patrick Brown faceoff won against Dylan Strome
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Stoppage 13:21 3-2
Off-side
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Hit 13:19 3-2
Casey Mittelstadt hit Connor McMichael
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Giveaway 13:16 3-2
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
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Face Off 12:56 3-2
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
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Stoppage 12:56 3-2
Puck in Netting
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Shot 12:03 3-2
Vinni Lettieri Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
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Face Off 11:29 3-2
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 11:29 3-2
Puck in Crowd
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Face Off 11:19 3-2
Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nic Dowd
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Stoppage 11:19 3-2
TV Timeout
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Stoppage 11:19 3-2
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 11:18 3-2
Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
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Blocked 10:56 3-2
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Pavel Zacha
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Face Off 10:37 3-2
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
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Goal 10:37 3-2
Dylan Strome Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (36), Martin Fehérváry (20)
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Missed 10:34 2-2
Aliaksei Protas Slap Shot Hit Left Post
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Blocked 10:29 2-2
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
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Team Stats
WSH
BOS
15
Blocked Shots
13
17
Hits
20
1
Takeaways
8
32
Shots
24
1
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
32
47.5
Faceoff Win Percent
52.5
13
Giveaways
12
4
Total Penalties
3
11
Penalty Minutes
9
Head to Head
WSH wins series 2-1
Injuries
Boston Bruins
- Matthew Poitras Day-To-Day
Washington Capitals
- Vincent Desharnais Injured Reserve
- Rasmus Sandin Injured Reserve
- Patrick Thomas Injured Reserve
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