CAPITALS
BRUINS
Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins
20-12-1, 7-7-1 Away
5
20-12-1, 7-7-1 Away
15-10-4, 9-5-2 Home
3
15-10-4, 9-5-2 Home
Game Information
TD Garden
12:00 AM, 15 December 2017
Boston, MA
Attendance: 17,565
- Referees:
- Brad Watson
- Tom Kowal
- Linesmen:
- Bryan Pancich
- Tim Nowak
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Bruins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1st Period | WSH | BOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:34 | | Jakub Vrana (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (7) | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd Period | WSH | BOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:22 | | Patrice Bergeron (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brad Marchand (14), Danton Heinen (10) | 1 | 1 |
| 12:05 | | Nicklas Backstrom (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (25), Alex Ovechkin (13) | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Period | WSH | BOS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:52 | | Alex Chiasson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (3), John Carlson (21) | 3 | 1 |
| 11:31 | | Alex Chiasson (6) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Unassisted | 4 | 1 |
| 16:20 | | David Krejci (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Charlie McAvoy (12), Jake DeBrusk (8) | 4 | 2 |
| 18:31 | | Alex Ovechkin (22) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (8) | 5 | 2 |
| 19:33 | | Patrice Bergeron (7) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: David Pastrnak (14), Danton Heinen (11) | 5 | 3 |
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| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 49 | 22 | 6 | 104 |
| Pittsburgh | 40 | 22 | 16 | 96 |
| Philadelphia | 39 | 26 | 12 | 90 |
| NY Islanders | 42 | 31 | 5 | 89 |
| Columbus | 38 | 27 | 12 | 88 |
| Washington | 39 | 30 | 9 | 87 |
| New Jersey | 40 | 34 | 3 | 83 |
| NY Rangers | 33 | 36 | 9 | 75 |
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