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2008-09 regular season

Bruins at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Bruins 3–1 at Capital One Arena on December 10, 2008.

BOS – WSH
34–26
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
31–29
Hits
13–18
Blocked shots
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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
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 19:44 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 19:57 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Brent Johnson
33 saves
0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:53
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov · beat Manny Fernandez
0–1
2nd period
🦅 Alexandre Giroux 2nd · 04:52
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti · beat Manny Fernandez
0–2
🐻 Milan Lucic 2nd · 19:25
Assists: Phil Kessel, Zdeno Chara · beat Brent Johnson
1–2
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 19:08
Assists: Alexander Semin, Nicklas Backstrom
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Lucic · Savard · Kessel 18:45
L2 Axelsson · Bergeron · Krejci 15:31
L3 Wheeler · Kobasew · Ryder 14:22
L4 Thornton · Yelle · Nokelainen 10:31
D1 Chara · Wideman 26:18
D2 Hunwick · Lashoff 18:11
D3 Stuart · Hnidy 14:34
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 19:44
L2 Laich · Kozlov · Bradley 15:32
L3 Gordon · Nylander · Steckel 13:41
L4 Osala · Giroux · Brashear 10:14
D1 Poti · Alzner 21:22
D2 Jurcina · Morrisonn 19:50
D3 Sloan · Collins 17:56

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 26
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
31 Hits 29
13 Blocked shots 18
10 Takeaways 14
12 Giveaways 18
4 Penalty minutes 6
BOS shooting 2.9% (1/34) WSH shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Manny Fernandez
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:51 TOI
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
33/34
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

1 of 4 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:08 · 1–3
BOS WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1-1 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Mar 162008 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–2 SO Mar 82008 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 1–2 Mar 32008 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 2–10 Jan 32008 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 0–2 Mar 152007 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–4 SO
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Who won Bruins vs Capitals on December 10, 2008?

Capitals won 3–1. The final score was Bruins 1, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Milan Lucic.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Alexandre Giroux, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Manny Fernandez made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 33 saves on 34 shots (.971 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?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐻 Bruins
BeforeDec 8 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 3–5 AfterDec 12 🐻BOS @ 🐦ATL 7–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 7 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–3 AfterDec 12 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 1–5
Also on December 10
⚡TBL 2–4 ⚔️BUF 🐧PIT 1–4 😈NJD 🗽NYR 3–2 🐦ATL 🔥CGY 3–4 🐙DET 🏛️OTT 0–2 🪶CHI 🌵PHX 5–3 ⭐DAL 🎵STL 2–4 🦆ANA
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