1–5

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 11-17-3 before this game

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

Bruins at Capitals

Capitals beat Bruins 5–1 at Capital One Arena on December 28, 1998.

🗓 Mon, Dec 28, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Peter Bondra

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:49 TOI · +2

2nd star 🦅 WSH

James Black

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 12:10 TOI · +2

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Ken Klee

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:21 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Peter Bondra Go-ahead 1st · 00:24

Unassisted

0–1

🦅 Ken Klee 1st · 11:28

Assists: James Black, Jeff Toms

0–2

🦅 Sergei Gonchar 1st · 16:11

Assists: Brian Bellows, Andrei Nikolishin

0–3

2nd period

🐻 Dmitri Khristich 2nd · 10:50

Assists: Joe Thornton

1–3

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk 2nd · 14:40

Assists: Michal Pivonka, Peter Bondra

1–4

3rd period

🦅 James Black 3rd · 11:34

Assists: Ken Klee, Jeff Toms

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

22 Shots on goal 37

25 Hits 28

11 Blocked shots 10

1 Takeaways 7

19 Giveaways 16

11 Penalty minutes 13

BOS shooting 4.5% (1/22) WSH shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Rick Tabaracci

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Carter · Heinze 20:11

L2 Samsonov · Thornton · Khristich 17:12

L3 Axelsson · Bates · Ferraro 12:46

L4 Baumgartner · Belanger · Taylor 8:17

D1 Bourque · McLaren 23:18

D2 Van Impe · Ellett 20:21

D3 Gill · Sweeney 16:19

🦅Capitals

L1 Juneau · Nikolishin · Bondra 21:27

L2 Konowalchuk · Bellows · Pivonka 19:02

L3 Black · Toms · Berube 11:05

L4 Hunter 5:36

D1 Johansson · Mironov 20:43

D2 Tinordi · Gonchar 19:42

D3 Reekie · Witt 18:22

D4 Klee · Ciccone 9:31

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 21, 1998

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

4–5 (OT) · Bruins won

May 3, 1998

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

3–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on December 28, 1998?

Capitals won 5–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 1, Capitals 5.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dmitri Khristich.

Who scored for Capitals?

James Black, Ken Klee, Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar, Steve Konowalchuk.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Rick Tabaracci made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 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 1–1 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

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Dec 26

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1998

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