🐻 Away Bruins 19-8-3 before this game
1–2
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 15-14-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
BOS 0101
WSH 0022

Bruins at Capitals

Capitals beat Bruins 2–1 at Capital One Arena on December 13, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Dec 13, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Ulf Dahlen
1 G
3 shots · 19:45 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Matt Pettinger
1 G
1 shots · 12:48 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Dmitri Khristich
1 A
1 shots · 16:27 TOI · +1
4rd star 🦅 WSH
Olie Kolzig
35 saves
0.972 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🐻 Jamie Rivers PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:27
Assists: Scott Pellerin, Sean O'Donnell · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
3rd period
🦅 Matt Pettinger Tying 3rd · 05:17
Assists: Dmitri Khristich · beat Byron Dafoe
1–1
🦅 Ulf Dahlen Go-ahead 3rd · 11:58
Assists: Joe Sacco, Adam Oates · beat Byron Dafoe
1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS WSH🦅
36 Shots on goal 20
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
10 Hits 16
12 Blocked shots 14
4 Takeaways 8
9 Giveaways 18
8 Penalty minutes 8
BOS shooting 2.8% (1/36) WSH shooting 10.0% (2/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Byron Dafoe
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 58:29 TOI
🦅Capitals
Olie Kolzig
35/36
.972 SV% · 1 GA · 59:47 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 19-8-3 (63% win rate, 30 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 15-14-2 (48% win rate, 31 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
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 Thornton · Guerin · Rolston 22:57
L2 Stumpel · Axelsson · Murray 20:46
L3 Zamuner · Pellerin · Lapointe 13:31
L4 Nazarov · Stock 3:42
D1 O'Donnell · Gill 26:26
D2 McLaren · Sweeney 19:45
D3 Girard · Kultanen 10:08
D4 Rivers 6:53
🦅Capitals
L1 Oates · Bondra · Jagr 25:13
L2 Halpern · Dahlen · Khristich 16:49
L3 Simon · Pettinger · Sacco 12:48
L4 Whitfield · Zubrus · Peat 2:58
D1 Cote · Witt 24:02
D2 Gonchar · Klee 18:27
D3 Kucera · Reekie 13:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 8, 2001
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
0–4 · Bruins won
Jan 5, 2001
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
1–1 (OT) · Bruins won
Dec 2, 2000
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
2–0 · Capitals won
Dec 1, 2000
🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH
2–3 · Capitals won
Oct 26, 2000
🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS
1–4 · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on December 13, 2001?

Capitals won 2–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jamie Rivers.

Who scored for Capitals?

Matt Pettinger, Ulf Dahlen.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 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 12
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
4–2 · BOS won
Next game · Dec 15
🔔PHI @ 🐻BOS
5–2 · PHI won
🦅Capitals
Previous game · Dec 11
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
2–2 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 15
🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH
2–5 · WSH won
Also on December 13, 2001
🌵PHX @ 🏛️OTT
0–6 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🔔PHI
3–2 final
🍁TOR @ 🎵STL
4–3 final
🐙DET @ 🛢️EDM
2–1 final
🐋VAN @ 👑LAK
3–6 final
Bruins season page Capitals season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule