1–1

Final / OT

🦅 Home Capitals 21-14-5 before this game

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

Bruins at Capitals

Bruins beat Capitals 1–1 in overtime at Capital One Arena on January 5, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Jan 5, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Kyle McLaren

1 G

3 shots · 25:54 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Sergei Samsonov

1 A

3 shots · 21:05 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Peter Popovic

1 A

21:29 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Chris Simon PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:39

Assists: Peter Bondra, Sergei Gonchar · beat Byron Dafoe

0–1

3rd period

🐻 Kyle McLaren Tying 3rd · 17:21

Assists: Peter Popovic, Sergei Samsonov · beat Olie Kolzig

1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

31 Shots on goal 30

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

27 Hits 26

17 Blocked shots 12

9 Takeaways 12

17 Giveaways 13

8 Penalty minutes 6

BOS shooting 3.2% (1/31) WSH shooting 3.3% (1/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

29/30

.967 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–1

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 Samsonov · Allison · Guerin 24:31

L2 Axelsson · Thornton · Bates 16:15

L3 Kovalenko · Rolston · Knuble 13:07

L4 Eloranta · Belanger · Nazarov 7:49

D1 Van Impe · McLaren 26:10

D2 Popovic · Gill 21:28

D3 Sweeney · Traverse 16:25

🦅Capitals

L1 Konowalchuk · Oates · Bondra 20:57

L2 Sacco · Nikolishin · Zednik 17:58

L3 Simon · Halpern · Dahlen 15:57

L4 Black · Whitfield · Herr 8:50

D1 Gonchar · Johansson 25:38

D2 Reekie · Klee 22:34

D3 Mironov · Cote 13:43

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on January 5, 2001?

Bruins won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 1, Capitals 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

Kyle McLaren.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chris Simon.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 29 saves on 30 shots (.967 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 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 · Jan 1

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Jan 3

Also on January 5, 2001

Bruins season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule