4–3

Final

WSH leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	0	0	0	4
WSH	0	0	0	3

Bruins at Capitals — First Round Game 3

Bruins, First Round Game 3, beat Capitals 4–3 at Capital One Arena on April 16, 2012.

🗓 Mon, Apr 16, 2012 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 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 3

4–3

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Zdeno Chara

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 26:29 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Brooks Laich

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 20:56 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:29 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

29 Shots on goal 32

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

58 Hits 36

21 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 15

8 Giveaways 9

14 Penalty minutes 26

BOS shooting 13.8% (4/29) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 58:59 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 50-29-5 (60% win rate, 84 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 43-32-9 (51% win rate, 84 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 50-29-5 (60% win rate, 84 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 43-32-9 (51% win rate, 84 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Bergeron · Peverley · Krejci 19:02

L2 Lucic · Marchand · Kelly 16:10

L3 Pouliot · Seguin · Rolston 13:05

L4 Paille · Thornton · Campbell 10:13

D1 Chara · Seidenberg 25:04

D2 Boychuk · Ference 20:48

D3 Corvo · Zanon 12:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 20:56

L2 Johansson · Semin · Brouwer 18:51

L3 Chimera · Beagle · Hendricks 11:06

L4 Aucoin · Perreault · Ward 5:20

D1 Green · Alzner 24:38

D2 Hamrlik · Carlson 20:44

D3 Wideman · Schultz 12:42

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 14, 2012

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

2–1 (OT) · Capitals won

Apr 12, 2012

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

0–1 (OT) · Bruins won

Mar 29, 2012

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

3–2 (SO) · Capitals won

❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on April 16, 2012?

Bruins won 4–3.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 4, Capitals 3.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Apr 14

🦅Capitals

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 16, 2012

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