Bruins 2–10 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 3, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · 18:46 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 15:45 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Matt Bradley

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 11:48 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Matt Cooke Go-ahead 1st · 00:32

Assists: Jeff Schultz, Matt Bradley · beat Tim Thomas

0–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 06:18

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Tim Thomas

0–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 1st · 07:08

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Poti · beat Tim Thomas

0–3

🦅 Matt Bradley 1st · 08:29

Assists: Matt Cooke, David Steckel · beat Tim Thomas

0–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 15:31

Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Alex Auld

0–5

🦅 Brooks Laich PP 1st · 18:43

Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Eric Fehr · beat Alex Auld

0–6

2nd period

🐻 Dennis Wideman PP 2nd · 00:36

Assists: Marc Savard, Zdeno Chara · beat Cristobal Huet

1–6

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 07:50

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Tom Poti · beat Tim Thomas

1–7

🦅 Donald Brashear 2nd · 16:31

Assists: Eric Fehr, John Erskine · beat Tim Thomas

1–8

🐻 Marco Sturm 2nd · 17:03

Assists: Shane Hnidy, Glen Metropolit · beat Cristobal Huet

2–8

3rd period

🦅 Brooks Laich PP 3rd · 02:03

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Eric Fehr · beat Tim Thomas

2–9

🦅 Matt Bradley PP 3rd · 18:15

Assists: Mike Green, Matt Cooke · beat Alex Auld

2–10

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Sturm · Axelsson · Savard 17:47

L2 Kobasew · Murray · Kessel 16:37

L3 Lucic · Krejci · Metropolit 13:43

L4 Thornton · Reich · Sobotka 8:46

D1 Wideman · Ference 23:38

D2 Chara · Ward 19:36

D3 Stuart · Hnidy 16:52

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Gordon · Steckel 18:46

L2 Laich · Backstrom · Semin 15:49

L3 Kozlov · Fedorov · Fehr 14:56

L4 Cooke · Brashear · Bradley 10:21

D1 Poti · Green 22:40

D2 Erskine · Schultz 17:40

D3 Jurcina · Morrisonn 16:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

27 Shots on goal 34

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 4/7

25 Hits 16

7 Blocked shots 16

8 Takeaways 6

7 Giveaways 17

24 Penalty minutes 24

BOS shooting 7.4% (2/27) WSH shooting 29.4% (10/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

17/24

.708 SV% · 7 GA · 36:30 TOI

Alex Auld

7/10

.700 SV% · 3 GA · 23:30 TOI

🦅Capitals

Cristobal Huet

20/22

.909 SV% · 2 GA · 39:45 TOI

Olie Kolzig Shutout

5/5

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 18:51 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 12 goals located

BOS WSH

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Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Jan 32008 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 0–2 Mar 152007 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–4 SO Feb 62007 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO Nov 182006 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3 OT Nov 152006 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO

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Who won Bruins vs Capitals on March 3, 2008?

Capitals won 10–2. The final score was Bruins 2, Capitals 10.

Who scored for Bruins?

Dennis Wideman, Marco Sturm.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), Brooks Laich (2), Matt Bradley (2), Donald Brashear, Matt Cooke, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 17 saves on 24 shots (.708 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Cristobal Huet made 20 saves on 22 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeMar 1 🐦ATL @ 🐻BOS 2–3 AfterMar 4 🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS 1–0

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 1 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterMar 5 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–1

Also on March 3

🏛️OTT 1–3 🦆ANA 🇨🇦MTL 4–6 🦈SJS

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