Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins, ESPN+ Hockey Night

NHL

Capitals

22-10-9, 53 PTS

3-4

Final

Bruins

23-12-2, 48 PTS

TD Garden

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

WSH shoots leftBOS shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
WSH	5	6	6	17
BOS	10	10	14	34

In net

Vitek Vanecek29/33 SV, .879

Linus Ullmark14/17 SV, .824

Team	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	1	3
BOS	1	1	2	4

Who won: Bruins 4-3

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at TD Garden. The Bruins lead the series 2-0. David Pastrnak led the Bruins in goals (2). Nicklas Backstrom led the Capitals in goals (1).

Player of the game

Jake DeBrusk

BOS · 1 G, 1 A, 4 SOG

8.2

Deserved to win

19%

WSH · 1.68 xG

81%

BOS · 3.60 xG

Bruins created better chances: they win this game 81% of the time

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:14
TO
Giveaway
C. Coyle
P3 0:25
Shot blocked by C. Coyle
Blocked
A. Ovechkin · 1 A
P3 0:32
Faceoff win
Face Off
L. Eller · 1 G
GOALP3 0:45
Goal!
C. McAvoy · 1 G
Goal
WSH 3 - 4 BOS
P3 1:41
Shot
P3 1:46
Shot blocked by M. Kempny
Blocked
P. Bergeron
P3 2:34
Face off
Face Off
P3 2:34
Penalty: penalty
Penalty
N. Dowd
P3 2:38
TO
Giveaway
C. McAvoy · 1 G
P3 2:45
Big hit on N. Dowd
Hit
D. Forbort
P3 3:52
Missed the net
Missed
A. Ovechkin · 1 A
GOALP3 9:43
Goal!
N. Backstrom · 1 G
Goal
WSH 3 - 3 BOS
P3 10:02
Faceoff win
Face Off
N. Backstrom · 1 G
GOALP3 10:19
Goal!
J. DeBrusk · 1 G, 1 A
Goal
WSH 2 - 3 BOS
P3 10:26
TO
Takeaway
A. Ovechkin · 1 A
P3 10:33
Face off
Face Off
P3 10:33
Shot
P3 10:56
TO
Giveaway
T. Wilson · 1 A
P3 12:06
Shot blocked by M. Irwin
Blocked
C. Coyle
P3 12:21
Big hit on C. Coyle
Hit
M. Fehervary
P3 14:43
Penalty: penalty
Penalty
E. Kuznetsov · 1 G
Start of the 3rd period
End of the 2nd period
P2 0:01
Big hit on U. Vaakanainen
Hit
C. Hagelin

Leaders

WSHBOS

Goals

Nicklas Backstrom

David Pastrnak

Assists

Tom Wilson

Erik Haula

Points