Bruins 3–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 7, 2016)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Justin Williams

2 G

3 shots · 18:54 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

2 A

18:08 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Justin Williams Go-ahead 1st · 00:23

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Tuukka Rask

0–1

🦅 Justin Williams 1st · 07:57

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Tuukka Rask

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Daniel Winnik 2nd · 05:51

Assists: Jay Beagle · beat Tuukka Rask

0–3

🐻 Dominic Moore 2nd · 16:35

Assists: Anton Blidh · beat Braden Holtby

1–3

🐻 David Pastrnak 2nd · 19:00

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

3rd period

🐻 Colin Miller PP Tying 3rd · 08:19

Assists: Austin Czarnik, Brad Marchand · beat Braden Holtby

3–3

Overtime

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead OT · 01:36

Assists: Nate Schmidt, Marcus Johansson · beat Tuukka Rask

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Krejci · Bergeron · Backes 19:11

L2 Marchand · Schaller · Pastrnak 16:40

L3 Spooner · Nash · Czarnik 14:34

L4 Blidh · Moore · Hayes 10:10

D1 Carlo · Krug 22:26

D2 Chara · Miller 21:01

D3 Miller · McQuaid 15:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Williams 18:08

L2 Johansson · Backstrom · Oshie 16:30

L3 Vrana · Eller · Beagle 12:58

L4 Winnik · Burakovsky · Wilson 11:56

D1 Carlson · Alzner 24:34

D2 Orpik · Orlov 21:37

D3 Schmidt · Niskanen 13:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 20

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

25 Hits 24

7 Blocked shots 21

11 Takeaways 7

10 Giveaways 13

6 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 8.8% (3/34) WSH shooting 20.0% (4/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

16/20

.800 SV% · 4 GA · 61:36 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 61:36 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BOS WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 2–3

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 52016 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 2–1 OT Jan 52016 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Nov 52015 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Apr 82015 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Mar 152015 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 0–2

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Who won Bruins vs Capitals on December 7, 2016?

Capitals won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Bruins 3, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Colin Miller, David Pastrnak, Dominic Moore.

Who scored for Capitals?

Justin Williams (2), Daniel Winnik, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 16 saves on 20 shots (.800 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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 5 🐆FLA @ 🐻BOS 3–4 AfterDec 8 🏔️COL @ 🐻BOS 4–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 5 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterDec 9 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–1

Also on December 7

🌲MIN 3–2 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 5–6 🦆ANA 🏛️OTT 4–2 🦈SJS

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