Capitals 3–2 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 5, 2016)

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

Evgeny Kuznetsov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:41 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Patrice Bergeron

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 20:22 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Andre Burakovsky

1 G

3 shots · 16:56 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Andre Burakovsky Go-ahead 1st · 15:01

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Aaron Ness · beat Tuukka Rask

1–0

2nd period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 2nd · 12:40

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Matt Niskanen · beat Tuukka Rask

2–0

🐻 Loui Eriksson 2nd · 15:26

Assists: Brett Connolly, Patrice Bergeron · beat Braden Holtby

2–1

3rd period

🦅 Marcus Johansson 3rd · 10:41

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Nate Schmidt · beat Tuukka Rask

3–1

🐻 Patrice Bergeron PP 3rd · 11:52

Assists: Ryan Spooner, Torey Krug · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Williams 19:50

L2 Burakovsky · Backstrom · Oshie 18:08

L3 Chimera · Johansson · Wilson 13:42

L4 Laich · Sill · Galiev 7:57

D1 Niskanen · Alzner 24:21

D2 Orlov · Schmidt 19:24

D3 Chorney · Ness 14:20

🐻Bruins

L1 Eriksson · Bergeron · Spooner 20:09

L2 Beleskey · Ferraro · Connolly 17:27

L3 Kemppainen · Hayes · Vatrano 13:20

L4 Talbot · Rinaldo · Randell 7:29

D1 Chara · Krug 26:20

D2 Miller · Seidenberg 20:45

D3 Miller · McQuaid 12:55

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

29 Shots on goal 27

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

26 Hits 33

16 Blocked shots 16

5 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 13

8 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 10.3% (3/29) BOS shooting 7.4% (2/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH BOS

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Nov 52015 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Apr 82015 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Mar 152015 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 0–2 Oct 112014 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 4–0 Mar 292014 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 4–2

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Who won Capitals vs Bruins on January 5, 2016?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andre Burakovsky, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Marcus Johansson.

Who scored for Bruins?

Loui Eriksson, Patrice Bergeron.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Bruins season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 2 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–5 AfterJan 7 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–1

🐻 Bruins

BeforeJan 1 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 5–1 AfterJan 8 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 4–1

Also on January 5

🐆FLA 5–1 ⚔️BUF ⭐DAL 2–6 🗽NYR 🪶CHI 3–2 🐧PIT 🌲MIN 4–2 🧥CBJ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 🔔PHI ✈️WPG 4–1 🐯NSH ⚡TBL 1–3 🔥CGY

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