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2005-06 regular season

Bruins at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0

Bruins beat Capitals 3–2 at Capital One Arena on January 23, 2006.

BOS – WSH
33–24
Shots on goal
8–22
Hits
16–10
Blocked shots
6–11
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
Wayne Primeau
2 G
2 shots · 21:14 TOI
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Brad Isbister
2 A
2 shots · 17:09 TOI
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Eric Nickulas
2 A
08:51 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Wayne Primeau Go-ahead 1st · 06:00
Assists: Eric Nickulas, Brad Isbister · beat Brent Johnson
1–0
2nd period
🐻 Wayne Primeau 2nd · 12:29
Assists: Nick Boynton, Eric Nickulas · beat Brent Johnson
2–0
🐻 Brad Boyes 2nd · 16:37
Assists: Brad Isbister, Milan Jurcina · beat Brent Johnson
3–0
🦅 Brian Willsie 2nd · 18:44
Assists: Matt Pettinger, Brian Sutherby · beat Tim Thomas
3–1
3rd period
🦅 Brooks Laich 3rd · 02:51
Assists: Matt Bradley · beat Tim Thomas
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Axelsson · Bergeron · Primeau 22:18
L2 Sturm · Isbister · Green 17:09
L3 Samsonov · Boyes · Nickulas 14:31
L4 Lacouture · Fitzgerald · Leahy 5:33
D1 Stuart · Boynton 24:40
D2 Jurcina · Gill 18:43
D3 Tanabe · Alberts 13:40
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Zubrus · Willsie 16:15
L2 Friesen · Sutherby · Laich 15:26
L3 Pettinger · Clymer · Clark 13:56
L4 Halpern · Gordon · Bradley 9:52
D1 Muir · Morrisonn 24:50
D2 Witt · Majesky 20:36
D3 Biron · Yonkman 13:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS WSH🦅
33 Shots on goal 24
8 Hits 22
16 Blocked shots 10
6 Takeaways 11
8 Giveaways 19
12 Penalty minutes 14
BOS shooting 9.1% (3/33) WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Tim Thomas
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 59:55 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-1-2 (50% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-2 (27% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Bruins
Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-10 (0% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–0
Dec 272005 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Apr 12004 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–3 OT Dec 292003 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–1 Dec 112003 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 5–6 Nov 202003 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3
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Who won Bruins vs Capitals on January 23, 2006?

Bruins won 3–2. The final score was Bruins 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Wayne Primeau (2), Brad Boyes.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brian Willsie, Brooks Laich.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐻 Bruins
BeforeJan 21 🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS 3–2 AfterJan 24 🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL 3–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 21 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 2–5 AfterJan 25 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 1–8
Also on January 23
🐧PIT 2–4 🔔PHI 🇨🇦MTL 3–7 🌪️CAR 🍁TOR 3–4 🏛️OTT 🐯NSH 3–2 🐙DET 🐋VAN 0–4 🎵STL 🌵PHX 1–4 ⭐DAL 🔥CGY 3–1 🛢️EDM 🦆ANA 2–3 👑LAK
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