Bruins 3–4 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 28, 2017)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🐻 BOS	2	0	1	0	3
🦅 WSH	0	2	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Lars Eller

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 18:36 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Backes

2 G

5 shots · 15:47 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

31 saves

0.912 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 David Backes Go-ahead 1st · 01:23

Assists: Riley Nash, Danton Heinen · beat Braden Holtby

1–0

🐻 Noel Acciari 1st · 02:12

Assists: Sean Kuraly · beat Braden Holtby

2–0

2nd period

🦅 Lars Eller 2nd · 12:31

Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Anton Khudobin

2–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Tying 2nd · 14:07

Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Anton Khudobin

2–2

3rd period

🐻 David Backes Go-ahead 3rd · 07:19

Assists: Danton Heinen, Jake DeBrusk · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

🦅 Brett Connolly Tying 3rd · 11:22

Assists: Lars Eller, Madison Bowey · beat Anton Khudobin

3–3

Shootout

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 24:00

L2 Heinen · Nash · Backes 16:01

L3 Schaller · Acciari · Spooner 13:45

L4 DeBrusk · Bjork · Kuraly 9:05

D1 Chara · McAvoy 22:18

D2 Carlo · Krug 18:56

D3 Miller · Grzelcyk 17:46

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 21:53

L2 Backstrom · Eller · Wilson 18:36

L3 Beagle · Connolly · Smith-Pelly 11:47

L4 Vrana · Burakovsky · Chiasson 9:24

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 26:56

D2 Orlov · Orpik 21:08

D3 Djoos · Bowey 10:46

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

34 Shots on goal 34

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

14 Hits 37

13 Blocked shots 19

9 Takeaways 12

11 Giveaways 16

13 Penalty minutes 15

BOS shooting 8.8% (3/34) WSH shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Anton Khudobin

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

31/34

.912 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 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 — 2–0

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Dec 142017 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 5–3 Nov 42017 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–2 Apr 82017 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–1 Feb 12017 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Dec 72016 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT

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❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on December 28, 2017?

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

Who scored for Bruins?

David Backes (2), Noel Acciari.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly, Lars Eller.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Anton Khudobin made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 27 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 1–5 AfterDec 30 🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT 5–0

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 27 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 0–1 AfterDec 30 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–5

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