4–5

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
WSH	0	2	2	0	4
BOS	3	0	1	1	5

Capitals at Bruins

Bruins beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at TD Garden on November 21, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Nov 21, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Dmitri Khristich

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 22:17 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Jason Allison

2 G

6 shots · 25:04 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Anson Carter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:44 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Darren Van Impe PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:22

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Steve Heinze

0–1

🐻 Dmitri Khristich PP 1st · 07:30

Assists: Sergei Samsonov, Ray Bourque

0–2

🐻 Jason Allison 1st · 15:49

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Sergei Samsonov

0–3

2nd period

🦅 Chris Simon 2nd · 04:53

Assists: James Black

1–3

🦅 Peter Bondra SH 2nd · 12:50

Assists: Sergei Gonchar

2–3

3rd period

🐻 Anson Carter 3rd · 01:59

Assists: Joe Thornton, Ray Bourque

2–4

🦅 Brendan Witt 3rd · 08:57

Assists: Andrei Nikolishin

3–4

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk Tying 3rd · 14:20

Assists: Brian Bellows, Joe Reekie

4–4

Overtime

🐻 Jason Allison Go-ahead OT · 04:29

Assists: Anson Carter, Steve Heinze

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

35 Shots on goal 45

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

12 Hits 11

9 Blocked shots 13

4 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 6

143 Penalty minutes 127

WSH shooting 11.4% (4/35) BOS shooting 11.1% (5/45)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Rick Tabaracci

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 52:47 TOI

Olie Kolzig

10/12

.833 SV% · 2 GA · 11:42 TOI

🐻Bruins

Robbie Tallas

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 52:47 TOI

Byron Dafoe Shutout

5/5

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 11:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Oates · Juneau · Bondra 27:18

L2 Bellows · Konowalchuk · Nikolishin 17:56

L3 Black · Simon · Bulis 15:24

L4 Berube · Hunter 1:09

D1 Gonchar · Reekie 32:56

D2 Johansson · Witt 28:26

D3 Mironov · Tinordi 2:12

D4 Klee 0:35

🐻Bruins

L1 Samsonov · Allison · Khristich 22:52

L2 Carter · Heinze · DiMaio 20:07

L3 Axelsson · Taylor · Thornton 18:29

L4 Belanger · Baumgartner · Ferraro 0:45

D1 Van Impe · Gill 30:22

D2 McLaren · Bourque 22:02

D3 Ledyard · Sweeney 2:12

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

May 3, 1998

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 24, 1998

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on November 21, 1998?

Bruins won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 4, Bruins 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brendan Witt, Chris Simon, Peter Bondra, Steve Konowalchuk.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jason Allison (2), Anson Carter, Darren Van Impe, Dmitri Khristich.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Robbie Tallas made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Nov 20

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Nov 19

Also on November 21, 1998

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