Capitals 3–1 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Apr 8, 2017)

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

Justin Williams

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 15:37 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Kevin Shattenkirk

1 G

2 shots · 22:54 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

1 G

1 shots · 16:29 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead 1st · 04:21

Assists: Justin Williams · beat Anton Khudobin

1–0

2nd period

🐻 Colin Miller Tying 2nd · 15:13

Assists: Drew Stafford · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–1

🦅 Kevin Shattenkirk Go-ahead 2nd · 16:09

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Anton Khudobin

2–1

🦅 Justin Williams 2nd · 19:10

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nate Schmidt · beat Anton Khudobin

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 17:48

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 16:29

L3 Burakovsky · Eller · Carey 14:01

L4 Winnik · Beagle · Wilson 12:30

D1 Shattenkirk · Orlov 22:31

D2 Niskanen · Orpik 20:05

D3 Alzner · Schmidt 14:50

🐻Bruins

L1 Bergeron · Spooner · Krejci 18:26

L2 Moore · Backes · Pastrnak 16:25

L3 Beleskey · Nash · Stafford 15:02

L4 Schaller · Forsbacka Karlsson · Vatrano 8:25

D1 Chara · McQuaid 25:52

D2 Miller · Miller 20:58

D3 Liles · Carlo 11:01

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

32 Shots on goal 22

19 Hits 26

15 Blocked shots 13

22 Takeaways 13

16 Giveaways 7

8 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32) BOS shooting 4.5% (1/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Anton Khudobin

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 40:00 TOI

Tuukka Rask Shutout

8/8

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 19:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 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: 21-3-3 (78% win rate, 27 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-6 (14% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 12-0 (100% win rate, 12 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4-1 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Feb 12017 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Dec 72016 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Mar 52016 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 2–1 OT Jan 52016 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Nov 52015 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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Who won Capitals vs Bruins on April 8, 2017?

Capitals won 3–1. The final score was Capitals 3, Bruins 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Justin Williams, Kevin Shattenkirk, Marcus Johansson.

Who scored for Bruins?

Colin Miller.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Anton Khudobin made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 5 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 0–2 AfterApr 9 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 2–0

🐻 Bruins

BeforeApr 6 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 2–1 AfterApr 12 🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT 2–1

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