Capitals 3-1 Bruins (Dec 31, 2024) Box Score

Boston Bruins

20-15-4, 8-9-2 away

	1	2	3	T
BOS	1	0	0	1
WSH	2	0	1	3

Washington Capitals

25-10-2, 12-4-2 home

Boston Bruins


forwards
Johnny BeecherJ. Beecher#19
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#55
Charlie CoyleC. Coyle#13
Trent FredericT. Frederic#11
Morgan GeekieM. Geekie#39
Mark KastelicM. Kastelic#47
Cole KoepkeC. Koepke#45
Elias LindholmE. Lindholm#28
Brad MarchandB. Marchand#63
Marc McLaughlinM. McLaughlin#26
David PastrnakD. Pastrnak#88
Pavel ZachaP. Zacha#18
defensemen
Brandon CarloB. Carlo#25
Mason LohreiM. Lohrei#6
Charlie McAvoyC. McAvoy#73
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#52
Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon#29
Nikita ZadorovN. Zadorov#91

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	9:44	0:00	0:02	9:42	3	5	37.5
1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	20	16:04	2:15	0:00	13:49	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	24	17:05	1:10	0:55	15:00	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:36	0:58	0:02	14:36	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	22	17:13	2:15	0:00	14:58	7	4	63.6
0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	6	0	1	12	8:44	0:00	0:00	8:44	2	2	50.0
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:38	0:00	0:00	11:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	20:18	1:40	1:34	17:04	16	12	57.1
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	24	17:57	1:45	0:39	15:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	8:31	0:00	0:00	8:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	25	19:17	2:52	0:00	16:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	18:46	2:50	1:18	14:38	2	2	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	24	16:42	0:05	1:17	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	25	22:15	2:26	0:02	19:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	2	1	2	3	0	0	29	23:29	1:24	1:18	20:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:10	0:00	0:56	18:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	29	21:28	0:10	0:57	20:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	20	13:38	0:10	0:00	13:28	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jeremy SwaymanJ. Swayman#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	2	24	.923	18	4	2	0	0	58:10	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Pierre-Luc DuboisP. Dubois#80
Brandon DuhaimeB. Duhaime#22
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Andrew MangiapaneA. Mangiapane#88
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
Ivan MiroshnichenkoI. Miroshnichenko#63
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Taylor RaddyshT. Raddysh#16
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Jakob ChychrunJ. Chychrun#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Matt RoyM. Roy#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	15:57	0:00	1:53	14:04	7	11	38.9
0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	25	16:48	0:42	0:08	15:58	11	8	57.9
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	23	14:34	0:00	1:49	12:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	11:58	0:00	0:00	11:58	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	11	9:45	0:48	0:00	8:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	3	1	2	4	1	0	1	18	14:25	0:44	0:10	13:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	10	10:08	0:00	0:00	10:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	3	0	1	21	16:14	2:15	0:00	13:59	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:38	0:14	1:54	15:30	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:10	0:00	0:00	12:10	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	23	16:15	1:33	0:08	14:34	7	9	43.8
0	2	2	5	3	2	0	0	4	0	1	25	18:58	1:17	1:58	15:43	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	3	1	1	27	24:55	1:40	2:49	20:26	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	4	2	2	1	2	0	0	1	22	20:53	1:13	0:01	19:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	19	14:10	0:00	2:35	11:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	3	23	19:51	0:00	0:37	19:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	5	0	0	1	0	1	24	21:29	0:49	0:45	19:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	21	18:07	0:00	1:13	16:54	0	0	0.0

goalies
Logan ThompsonL. Thompson#48

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	1	26	.963	24	2	0	0	0	59:45	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Bruins	1	0	0	1
	Capitals	2	0	1	3

1st Period		BOS	WSH
1:21	Justin Brazeau (9) Assists: Parker Wotherspoon (1)	1	0
12:05	Aliaksei Protas (15) Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (23), Tom Wilson (12)	1	1
17:11	Jakob Chychrun (11) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Strome (29), John Carlson (21)	1	2

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period			BOS	WSH
19:51		Aliaksei Protas (16) (Empty Net) Assists: Tom Wilson (13), Nic Dowd (4)	1	3

0:43

Aliaksei Protas scores goal for Capitals

0:43

Aliaksei Protas lights the lamp

0:44

Jakob Chychrun tallies goal for Washington Capitals on the power play

0:28

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Capitals
1
Bruins
4

Game 1

12/23

Bruins
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

12/31

Capitals
Bruins

Game 3

4/1

MNMT

Capital One Arena

12:30 PM, December 31, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Washington, DC

Line: WSH -145

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Francis Charron
Furman South

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Tommy Hughes

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	24	13	2	50
Florida	24	14	2	50
Boston	20	16	4	44
Tampa Bay	20	13	2	42
Ottawa	19	17	2	40
Montreal	17	18	3	37
Detroit	16	18	4	36
Buffalo	14	20	5	33

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	25	10	3	53
New Jersey	24	14	3	51
Carolina	23	13	2	48
Pittsburgh	17	17	6	40
Columbus	16	17	6	38
Philadelphia	17	18	4	38
NY Rangers	17	19	1	35
NY Islanders	14	18	7	35

Stamkos scores in 2nd period, Saros gets 4th shutout of season as Predators beat Oilers 3-0

— Steven Stamkos scored late in the second period, Juuse Saros stopped 27 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Friday night.

Gustav Nyquist scores goal vs. Canucks

Draisaitl scores late as Oilers beat Ducks 3-2 for 2nd straight win

— Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Friday night for their second straight win.

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Boston Bruins

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Aliaksei Protas scores goal for Capitals

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

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2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

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Stamkos scores in 2nd period, Saros gets 4th shutout of season as Predators beat Oilers 3-0

Gustav Nyquist scores goal vs. Canucks

Draisaitl scores late as Oilers beat Ducks 3-2 for 2nd straight win