🦅 Away Capitals 35-42-0 before this game

3–2

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	0	3
BOS	0	0	0	2

Capitals at Bruins

Capitals beat Bruins 3–2 at TD Garden on April 2, 1981.

🗓 Thu, Apr 2, 1981 · 18:30 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Maruk

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Dwight Foster

2 G

5 shots

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Mike O'connell

2 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

19 Shots on goal 37

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

17 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 15.8% (3/19) BOS shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Mike Palmateer

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Rogie Vachon

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:16 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 35-42 (45% win rate, 77 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 45-32 (58% win rate, 77 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 35-42 (45% win rate, 77 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 45-32 (58% win rate, 77 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on April 2, 1981?

Capitals won 3–2.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 2.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Mike Palmateer made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Rogie Vachon made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Bruins season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 29

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 30

Also on April 2, 1981

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