Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins: game summary
Final · September 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : WSH 27 — BOS 31 · TD Garden
WSHGame stats
BOS
- 27Shots on goal31
- 50 %Faceoff win %50 %
- 0/0Power play0/3
- 6Penalty minutes0
- 27Hits28
- 23Blocked shots10
- 7Giveaways5
- 1Takeaways5
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 14 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| BOS | 10 | 9 | 12 | 31 |
Season series WSH 0 – 3 BOS
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← WSH 5 / 27 / 312 / 31 / 52 BOS →
WSH 5 / 27 / 312 / 31 / 52 BOS →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
Morgan GeekieBOS · 06:17Assists : Elias Lindholm0 – 1▶ Watch
Sonny MilanoWSH · 06:48Assists : Hendrix Lapierre1 – 1▶ Watch
Hendrix LapierreWSH · 11:33Assists : Anthony Beauvillier, Sonny Milano2 – 1▶ Watch- Sonny MilanoWSH · 15:31Assists : Ethen Frank3 – 1▶ Watch
Bogdan TrineyevWSH · 16:18Assists : Ivan Miroshnichenko4 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
Patrick BrownBOS · 03:35Assists : Riley Duran, Jeffrey Viel4 – 2▶ Watch
Ryan ChesleyWSH · 08:45Assists : Hendrix Lapierre, Sonny Milano5 – 2▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 12:55WSHRyan Chesley — Kneeing (2 min) · drawn by Matthew Poitras
2nd period
- 17:09WSHEriks Mateiko — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Matthew Poitras
3rd period
- 09:56WSHHenrik Rybinski — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Matthew Poitras
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. LakovicL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 |
| S. MilanoL | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16:15 |
| B. DuhaimeL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 13:05 |
| N. DowdC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:17 |
| H. LapierreC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16:43 |
| E. FrankR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12:07 |
| H. RybinskiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:31 |
| I. MiroshnichenkoL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13:50 |
| A. BeauvillierR | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15:57 |
| E. MateikoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13:07 |
| S. SmallmanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:37 |
| B. TrineyevR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17:01 |
| V. IorioD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 21:25 |
| C. RosenD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:16 |
| R. ChesleyD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20:10 |
| L. MuggliD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:02 |
| D. ChisholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:46 |
| T. van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19:58 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson(W) | 14/16 | 87.5 % | 28:45 |
| G. Bjorklund | 15/15 | 100.0 % | 31:15 |
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. BlümelR | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 17:46 |
| A. SteevesC | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 16:45 |
| F. LysellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 |
| E. LindholmC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 |
| P. BrownC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:14 |
| M. GeekieC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16:41 |
| J. VielL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:27 |
| M. PoitrasC | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 18:40 |
| R. DuranC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:10 |
| V. ArvidssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16:54 |
| T. JeannotL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 14:11 |
| F. MintenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14:16 |
| M. LohreiD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19:42 |
| A. PeekeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:57 |
| V. SoderstromD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 17:38 |
| F. BrunetD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:46 |
| C. McAvoyD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:01 |
| N. ZadorovD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 18:15 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. DiPietro(L) | 16/21 | 76.2 % | 30:14 |
| S. Zajicek | 6/6 | 100.0 % | 29:46 |
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About this game
Who won Capitals vs Bruins?
Capitals won 5-2 over Bruins on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
When was Capitals vs Bruins played?
On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at 5:00 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.