2–1

Final / OT

WSH leads 4–3

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

Capitals at Bruins — First Round Game 2

Capitals, First Round Game 2, beat Bruins 2–1 in overtime at TD Garden on April 14, 2012.

🗓 Sat, Apr 14, 2012 · 14:00 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 2011-12 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

WSH vs BOS · WSH leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

0–1

OT · BOS

Game 2

2–1

OT · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G

4 shots · 30:03 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Troy Brouwer

1 G

3 shots · 23:23 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 A

3 shots · 28:01 TOI

4rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

43 saves

0.977 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

39 Shots on goal 44

41 Hits 36

27 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 8

10 Giveaways 4

4 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 5.1% (2/39) BOS shooting 2.3% (1/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

43/44

.977 SV% · 1 GA · 82:56 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

37/39

.949 SV% · 2 GA · 82:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 42-32-9 (51% win rate, 83 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 50-29-4 (60% win rate, 83 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 42-32-9 (51% win rate, 83 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 50-29-4 (60% win rate, 83 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 28:54

L2 Johansson · Laich · Brouwer 25:00

L3 Chimera · Beagle · Perreault 14:56

L4 Aucoin · Hendricks · Ward 12:36

D1 Green · Carlson 32:24

D2 Alzner · Hamrlik 31:03

D3 Wideman · Schultz 17:26

🐻Bruins

L1 Lucic · Krejci · Peverley 26:40

L2 Marchand · Seguin · Bergeron 25:12

L3 Pouliot · Kelly · Rolston 18:13

L4 Paille · Thornton · Campbell 12:59

D1 Seidenberg · Chara 33:50

D2 Ference · Boychuk 28:50

D3 Corvo · Zanon 19:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 12, 2012

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

0–1 (OT) · Bruins won

Mar 29, 2012

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

3–2 (SO) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on April 14, 2012?

Capitals won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 2, Bruins 1, in overtime.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 43 saves on 44 shots (.977 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

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🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 12

Also on April 14, 2012

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