2–3

Final / OT

BOS leads 4–1

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

Bruins at Capitals — First Round Game 1

Capitals, First Round Game 1, beat Bruins 3–2 in overtime at Capital One Arena on May 15, 2021.

🗓 Sat, May 15, 2021 · 18:15 CDT 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2020-21 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

BOS vs WSH · BOS leads 4–1 Full series →

Game 1

2–3

OT · WSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:31 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

T.J. Oshie

2 A

13:40 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Brenden Dillon

1 G

2 shots · 20:18 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 06:22

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Daniel Sprong · beat Tuukka Rask

0–1

🐻 Jake DeBrusk Tying 1st · 13:10

Assists: Curtis Lazar · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Brenden Dillon Go-ahead 2nd · 08:44

Assists: Anthony Mantha, Alex Ovechkin · beat Tuukka Rask

1–2

🐻 Nick Ritchie PP Tying 2nd · 16:38

Assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy · beat Craig Anderson

2–2

Overtime

🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead OT · 04:41

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson · beat Tuukka Rask

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS WSH🦅

26 Shots on goal 32

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

41 Hits 51

19 Blocked shots 16

7 Takeaways 6

7 Giveaways 6

2 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 7.7% (2/26) WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:41 TOI

🦅Capitals

Craig Anderson

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 51:31 TOI

Vitek Vanecek

3/4

.750 SV% · 1 GA · 13:10 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BOS WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 33-16-7 (59% win rate, 56 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 36-15-5 (64% win rate, 56 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 33-16-7 (59% win rate, 56 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 36-15-5 (64% win rate, 56 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Bergeron · Pastrnak 21:31

L2 Hall · Krejci · Smith 18:59

L3 Ritchie · Coyle · Kuraly 14:38

L4 DeBrusk · Lazar · Wagner 11:37

D1 Grzelcyk · McAvoy 24:24

D2 Miller · Lauzon 19:22

D3 Carlo · Reilly 17:10

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Eller · Backstrom 19:05

L2 Raffl · Mantha · Wilson 16:31

L3 Hagelin · Sheary · Dowd 15:28

L4 Oshie · Hathaway · Sprong 12:12

D1 Orlov · Carlson 23:54

D2 Schultz · Dillon 20:45

D3 Jensen · Chara 19:34

⚔️ Last meetings

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❓ BOS vs WSH, answered

Who won Bruins vs Capitals on May 15, 2021?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Capitals?

The final score was Bruins 2, Capitals 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Bruins?

Jake DeBrusk, Nick Ritchie.

Who scored for Capitals?

Brenden Dillon, Nic Dowd, Tom Wilson.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 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

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🦅Capitals

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