5–2

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 37-26-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	2	2	5
WSH	0	2	0	2

Bruins at Capitals

Bruins beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on March 15, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Mar 15, 1996 · 19:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Shawn McEachern

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +3

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Adam Oates

2 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ray Bourque

2 A

5 shots · +4

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Adam Oates PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:04

Assists: Todd Elik, Ray Bourque

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Todd Krygier Tying 2nd · 03:31

Assists: Joe Juneau, Sergei Gonchar

1–1

🦅 Dale Hunter Go-ahead 2nd · 06:32

Assists: Todd Krygier, Sylvain Cote

1–2

🐻 Adam Oates SH Tying 2nd · 10:14

Unassisted

2–2

🐻 Steve Heinze Go-ahead 2nd · 15:41

Assists: Shawn McEachern, Ray Bourque

3–2

3rd period

🐻 Jozef Stumpel 3rd · 07:28

Assists: Shawn McEachern, Joe Mullen

4–2

🐻 Shawn McEachern Empty net 3rd · 18:48

Assists: Rick Tocchet

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 35

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

8 Penalty minutes 4

BOS shooting 17.9% (5/28) WSH shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Bill Ranford

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:28 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on March 15, 1996?

Bruins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Adam Oates (2), Jozef Stumpel, Shawn McEachern, Steve Heinze.

Who scored for Capitals?

Dale Hunter, Todd Krygier.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Bill Ranford made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jim Carey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 14

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 12

Also on March 15, 1996

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