🦅 Away Capitals 38-25-6 before this game

4–5

Final / OT

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

Capitals at Bruins

Bruins beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at TD Garden on March 8, 2003.

🗓 Sat, Mar 8, 2003 · 12:00 CST 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Glen Murray

2 G, 2 A

6 shots · 24:11 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐻 BOS

P.J. Axelsson

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 20:24 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Joe Thornton

3 A

2 shots · 22:10 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Go-ahead 1st · 06:05

Assists: Michal Grosek · beat Olie Kolzig

0–1

🐻 Glen Murray PP 1st · 07:33

Assists: Joe Thornton, P.J. Axelsson · beat Olie Kolzig

0–2

🐻 Glen Murray PP 1st · 10:04

Assists: Joe Thornton · beat Olie Kolzig

0–3

🦅 Steve Konowalchuk PP 1st · 13:05

Assists: Michael Nylander, Peter Bondra · beat Jeff Hackett

1–3

2nd period

🦅 Mike Grier SH 2nd · 04:46

Unassisted · beat Jeff Hackett

2–3

🐻 Mike Knuble 2nd · 14:16

Assists: Joe Thornton, Glen Murray · beat Sebastien Charpentier

2–4

🦅 Robert Lang PP 2nd · 15:43

Assists: Ken Klee, Dainius Zubrus · beat Jeff Hackett

3–4

3rd period

🦅 Peter Bondra Tying 3rd · 01:33

Assists: Michael Nylander, Jaromir Jagr · beat Jeff Hackett

4–4

Overtime

🐻 Sean O'Donnell Go-ahead OT · 02:15

Assists: P.J. Axelsson, Glen Murray · beat Sebastien Charpentier

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

26 Shots on goal 34

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

6 Hits 14

15 Blocked shots 8

6 Takeaways 4

6 Giveaways 7

25 Penalty minutes 23

WSH shooting 15.4% (4/26) BOS shooting 14.7% (5/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Sebastien Charpentier

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 52:07 TOI

Olie Kolzig

3/6

.500 SV% · 3 GA · 10:04 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jeff Hackett

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 62:15 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

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 Zubrus · Jagr · Grier 22:45

L2 Konowalchuk · Halpern · Lang 19:30

L3 Ciernik · Nylander · Bondra 12:41

L4 Sutherby · Peat 5:10

D1 Klee · Gonchar 27:40

D2 Johansson · Witt 21:20

D3 Kwiatkowski · Doig 12:00

D4 Henry 0:08

🐻Bruins

L1 Thornton · Murray · Knuble 22:10

L2 Axelsson · Mcinnis · Stumpel 20:16

L3 Zamuner · Grosek · Lapointe 15:23

L4 Oliwa · Stock 2:47

D1 O'Donnell · Boynton 26:00

D2 Berard · Gill 22:48

D3 Sweeney · Girard 11:09

D4 Brown 4:10

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Jan 20, 2003

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

0–1 (OT) · Capitals won

Jan 5, 2002

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

4–7 · Bruins won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on March 8, 2003?

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?

Mike Grier, Peter Bondra, Robert Lang, Steve Konowalchuk.

Who scored for Bruins?

Glen Murray (2), Mike Knuble, P.J. Axelsson, Sean O'Donnell.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Sebastien Charpentier made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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?

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

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Mar 6

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 6

Also on March 8, 2003

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