NHL

Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

· National Hockey League
Washington Capitals
31-26-7
Final
1 - 3
Boston Bruins
35-22-5

Bruins beat Caps 3-1 for 12th straight home win

Viktor Arvidsson restores the Bruins lead with a goal

Pavel Zacha also scored for the Bruins, who have their longest home win streak since a 14-gamer during their 2022-23 season when they set an NHL record with 65 victories. Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves and Elias Lindholm added an empty-netter.

Arvidsson scored the winner by slipping a wrister over goalie Logan Thompson’s left pad after taking a short backhand pass from Casey Mittelstadt.

Aliaksei Protas scored for Washington, which lost its third straight. The teams meet again in Washington on March 14.

It was the Capitals’ first game since trading longtime defenseman John Carlson to Anaheim before Friday’s trade deadline. He was with the team for nearly 17 seasons and it affected the locker room.

The Bruins haven’t lost at TD Garden in 2026; since a 6-2 loss to Montreal on Dec. 23rd.

Wearing their bright gold alternate jerseys they wore in their Stadium Series loss at Tampa Bay last month, the Bruins took a 1-0 lead when Zacha batted in his own rebound for a power-play goal 4:07 into the second.

But the Capitals tied it just 3:14 later when Protas scored from the edge of the crease.

The Bruins, who have struggled on the road this season, were coming off a 6-3 loss at Nashville on Thursday.

Up next Capitals: Host Calgary on Monday.

Bruins: At Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 4:07 Pavel Zacha Goal (16) Batted, assists: Charlie McAvoy (38), David Pastrnak (51)
Goal 2nd Period 7:21 Aliaksei Protas Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Jakob Chychrun (28), Ryan Leonard (21)
Goal 3rd Period 4:28 Viktor Arvidsson Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (19), Hampus Lindholm (17)
Goal 3rd Period 19:36 Elias Lindholm Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (52)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originWSH https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originBOS
20 Blocked Shots 13
18 Hits 21
5 Takeaways 3
23 Shots 30
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 6
0.0 Power Play Percentage 16.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 25
52.8 Faceoff Win Percent 47.2
13 Giveaways 19
6 Total Penalties 3
12 Penalty Minutes 6
Boston Bruins Boston Bruins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dans Locmelis, C Out Feb 28
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
David Kampf, C Out Mar 18
Eriks Mateiko, LW Out Jan 13

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,850 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 43 19 92 6
Pittsburgh 34 18 84 16
NY Islanders 39 24 83 5
Columbus 35 21 81 11
Philadelphia 32 23 76 12
Washington 34 27 76 8
New Jersey 35 31 72 2
NY Rangers 28 32 64 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 42 20 90 6
Tampa Bay 41 21 86 4
Montreal 37 20 84 10
Boston 37 23 82 8
Detroit 37 23 82 8
Ottawa 34 24 77 9
Toronto 29 28 70 12
Florida 33 31 69 3
Full Standings