🦅 Away Capitals 35-28-3 before this game

2–3

Final / OT

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

Capitals at Bruins

Bruins beat Capitals 3–2 in overtime at TD Garden on March 7, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Mar 7, 1987 · 12:15 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rick Middleton

1 G

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Steve Kasper

1 G

2 shots · -1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Geoff Courtnall

1 G

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Geoff Courtnall Go-ahead 1st · 04:17

Assists: Michael Thelven · beat Pete Peeters

0–1

2nd period

🐻 Rick Middleton 2nd · 06:39

Assists: Cam Neely, Thomas Gradin · beat Pete Peeters

0–2

3rd period

🦅 Lou Franceschetti 3rd · 08:39

Assists: Rod Langway, Ed Kastelic · beat Doug Keans

1–2

🦅 Gaetan Duchesne Tying 3rd · 15:58

Assists: Bobby Gould, Craig Laughlin · beat Doug Keans

2–2

Overtime

🐻 Steve Kasper PP Go-ahead OT · 01:26

Assists: Ray Bourque · beat Pete Peeters

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

28 Shots on goal 24

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

25 Penalty minutes 25

WSH shooting 7.1% (2/28) BOS shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Pete Peeters

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 61:26 TOI

🐻Bruins

Doug Keans

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 61:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 26, 1986

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Mar 10, 1985

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

3–2 · Bruins won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on March 7, 1987?

Bruins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 2, Bruins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Gaetan Duchesne, Lou Franceschetti.

Who scored for Bruins?

Geoff Courtnall, Rick Middleton, Steve Kasper.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Doug Keans made 0 saves on 2 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 2–0 after 2 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

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🐻Bruins

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