3–1

Final

🦅 Home Capitals 13-21-2 before this game

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

Bruins at Capitals

Bruins beat Capitals 3–1 at Capital One Arena on December 29, 2003.

🗓 Mon, Dec 29, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Hal Gill

1 G

5 shots · 24:21 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Patrice Bergeron

1 G

3 shots · 14:08 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Ted Donato

1 G

1 shots · 07:34 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 29

17 Hits 15

17 Blocked shots 6

8 Takeaways 9

13 Giveaways 15

8 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 8.8% (3/34) WSH shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Felix Potvin

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Olie Kolzig

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 58:15 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 16-10-10 (44% win rate, 36 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-21-2 (36% win rate, 36 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 16-10-10 (44% win rate, 36 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 13-21-2 (36% win rate, 36 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Thornton · Rolston 21:03

L2 Green · Knuble · Murray 17:27

L3 Zamuner · Huml · Bergeron 12:46

L4 Donato · Grosek · McCarthy 6:13

D1 Gill · O'Donnell 24:20

D2 Boynton · Mcgillis 19:55

D3 Jillson · Morrisonn 14:46

🦅Capitals

L1 Lang · Jagr · Bondra 21:57

L2 Zubrus · Halpern · Grier 18:24

L3 Battaglia · Miller · Gordon 13:38

L4 Pettinger · Whitfield · Peat 6:08

D1 Gonchar · Witt 25:04

D2 Kwiatkowski · Doig 20:44

D3 Eminger · Berry 12:19

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

4–5 (OT) · Bruins won

Jan 20, 2003

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

3–3 (OT) · Capitals won

Dec 19, 2002

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

3–5 · Capitals won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on December 29, 2003?

Bruins won 3–1.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 3, Capitals 1.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 27

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 2003

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