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🐻 BOS 0101
🦅 WSH 0112

Bruins at Capitals

Capitals beat Bruins 2–1 at Capital One Arena on January 17, 2009.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2008-09 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
1 G
4 shots · 28:18 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alexander Semin
1 G
3 shots · 18:23 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Brooks Laich
1 A
2 shots · 17:05 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
2nd period
🐻 Marc Savard PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:49
1–0
🦅 Mike Green PP Tying 2nd · 02:59
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Alexander Semin Go-ahead 3rd · 11:48
Unassisted · beat Tim Thomas
1–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐻Bruins
L1 Axelsson · Savard · Krejci 20:35
L2 Kobasew · Ryder · Wheeler 16:17
L3 Yelle · St. Pierre · Bitz 11:39
L4 Thornton · Sobotka · Nokelainen 9:23
D1 Chara · Wideman 28:20
D2 Hunwick · Stuart 19:50
D3 Hnidy · Lashoff 12:19
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 22:14
L2 Fleischmann · Kozlov · Laich 17:05
L3 Nylander · Fedorov · Steckel 13:43
L4 Brashear · Fehr · Bradley 8:39
D1 Green · Schultz 25:10
D2 Erskine · Jurcina 18:26
D3 Alzner · Helmer 12:44

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS WSH🦅
24 Shots on goal 30
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
26 Hits 24
21 Blocked shots 9
11 Takeaways 10
15 Giveaways 18
10 Penalty minutes 8
BOS shooting 4.2% (1/24) WSH shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 58:49 TOI
🦅Capitals
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 59:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 10-2-1 (77% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 4-2-2 (50% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 10-1-1 (83% win rate, 12 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)
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❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on January 17, 2009?

Capitals won 2–1. The final score was Bruins 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Bruins?

Marc Savard.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alexander Semin, Mike Green.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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