🦅 Away Capitals 15-16-2 before this game

3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	1	2	3
BOS	0	3	1	4

Capitals at Bruins

Bruins beat Capitals 4–3 at TD Garden on December 21, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Rob DiMaio

2 G

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Jozef Stumpel

2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Adam Oates

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🐻 Steve Staios Go-ahead 2nd · 00:46

Assists: Adam Oates, Jozef Stumpel

0–1

🐻 Rob DiMaio 2nd · 04:33

Assists: Jon Rohloff, Todd Elik

0–2

🦅 Andrew Brunette 2nd · 08:38

Assists: Sylvain Cote

1–2

🐻 Sheldon Kennedy 2nd · 17:17

Assists: Brett Harkins

1–3

3rd period

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 3rd · 02:12

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Joe Juneau

2–3

🦅 Dale Hunter Tying 3rd · 06:38

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Ken Klee

3–3

🐻 Rob DiMaio Go-ahead 3rd · 19:04

Assists: Jozef Stumpel, Adam Oates

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

31 Shots on goal 33

4 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 9.7% (3/31) BOS shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Jim Carey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:27 TOI

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 15-16-2 (45% win rate, 33 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 13-14-5 (41% win rate, 32 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

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 19, 1996

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

2–2 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on December 21, 1996?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andrew Brunette, Dale Hunter, Sergei Gonchar.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rob DiMaio (2), Sheldon Kennedy, Steve Staios.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

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

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas 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 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

Previous game · Dec 20

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 1996

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