Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins: game summary
Final · October 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : WSH 41 — BOS 20 · TD Garden
Three stars
- 1★
M. LucicBOS · L · 1B 1A - 2★
M. PhillipsWSH · R · 1B 0A - 3★
M. PoitrasBOS · C · 1B 0A
Game stats
BOS- 41Shots on goal20
- 46 %Faceoff win %54 %
- 2/3Power play0/4
- 8Penalty minutes6
- 16Hits31
- 14Blocked shots14
- 6Giveaways9
- 9Takeaways6
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 12 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| BOS | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
Season series WSH 2 – 1 BOS
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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WSH 5 / 41 / 504 / 20 / 30 BOS
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Connor McMichaelWSH · 00:26Assists : John Carlson, Tom Wilson1 – 0
James van RiemsdykBOS · 00:53Assists : David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha1 – 1
Mason LohreiBOS · 02:42Assists : Milan Lucic, Charlie McAvoy1 – 2
Tom WilsonWSH · 07:51 · PPAssists : Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom2 – 2
Sonny MilanoWSH · 15:57Assists : Dylan Strome3 – 2
2nd period
Milan LucicBOS · 08:23Assists : Jakub Lauko, John Beecher3 – 3
3rd period
John CarlsonWSH · 00:43 · PPAssists : Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dylan Strome4 – 3
Matthew PoitrasBOS · 04:57Assists : Derek Forbort, Brad Marchand4 – 4
Overtime
Matthew PhillipsWSH · 04:04Assists : John Carlson5 – 4
Penalties
1st period
- 06:51BOSJames van Riemsdyk — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Rasmus Sandin
- 08:24WSHNicolas Aube-Kubel — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Charlie McAvoy
2nd period
- 05:37WSHAliaksei Protas — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Trevor Kuntar
- 09:51WSHTom Wilson — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Mason Lohrei
- 14:10BOSDanton Heinen — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Sonny Milano
- 18:58BOSCharlie McAvoy — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Hardy Haman Aktell
3rd period
- 11:31WSHTrevor van Riemsdyk — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Brad Marchand
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. MilanoL | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 14:53 |
| D. StromeC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:12 |
| N. BackstromC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 16:44 |
| A. ProtasL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:21 |
| C. McMichaelL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 15:14 |
| N. DowdC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 14:41 |
| A. ManthaR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 12:07 |
| T. WilsonR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 18:51 |
| M. PhillipsR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:28 |
| B. MalenstynL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 15:02 |
| E. KuznetsovC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22:15 |
| N. Aube-KubelR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:53 |
| V. IorioD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 16:34 |
| H. Haman AktellD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 18:42 |
| R. SandinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23:52 |
| L. JohansenD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 |
| T. van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 |
| J. CarlsonD | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 26:58 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. Shepard | — | 0.0 % | 00:00 |
| D. Kuemper(W) | 16/20 | 80.0 % | 63:47 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. FredericC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:32 |
| M. LucicL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14:28 |
| P. ZachaC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 18:21 |
| J. BeecherC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16:15 |
| J. MegnaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:54 |
| J. van RiemsdykL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:59 |
| D. HeinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 |
| M. PoitrasC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:27 |
| T. KuntarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11:27 |
| B. MarchandL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:54 |
| D. PastrnakR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 18:27 |
| J. LaukoC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:54 |
| M. LohreiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24:40 |
| K. ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 18:22 |
| D. ForbortD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:31 |
| M. GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:34 |
| J. ZborilD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:05 |
| C. McAvoyD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:49 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Bussi | — | 0.0 % | 00:00 |
| L. Ullmark(O) | 36/41 | 87.8 % | 64:04 |
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About this game
Who won Capitals vs Bruins?
Capitals won 5-4 in overtime over Bruins on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.
When was Capitals vs Bruins played?
On Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET at TD Garden.
Where was Capitals vs Bruins played?
At TD Garden, in Boston.
Have the Capitals and Bruins played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.
