2–3

Final / OT

BOS leads 4–1

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

Capitals at Bruins — First Round Game 3

Bruins, First Round Game 3, beat Capitals 3–2 in overtime at TD Garden on May 19, 2021.

🗓 Wed, May 19, 2021 · 17:30 CDT 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🏒 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 3

2–3

OT · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Craig Smith

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:17 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Brad Marchand

1 G

3 shots · 25:42 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Taylor Hall

1 G

2 shots · 25:04 TOI

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Tuukka Rask

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:21

Assists: Anthony Mantha · beat Tuukka Rask

1–0

🐻 Taylor Hall Tying 2nd · 09:17

Assists: Craig Smith, Kevan Miller · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–1

🦅 Nic Dowd Go-ahead 2nd · 18:15

Assists: Garnet Hathaway · beat Tuukka Rask

2–1

3rd period

🐻 Brad Marchand PP Tying 3rd · 11:32

Assists: Patrice Bergeron, Charlie McAvoy · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–2

Overtime

🐻 Craig Smith Go-ahead OT · 05:48

Unassisted · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

37 Shots on goal 43

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

57 Hits 60

20 Blocked shots 14

15 Takeaways 11

10 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 5.4% (2/37) BOS shooting 7.0% (3/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

40/43

.930 SV% · 3 GA · 85:45 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 85:48 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 — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 37-15-6 (64% win rate, 58 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 34-16-8 (59% win rate, 58 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 26:41

L2 Backstrom · Wilson · Mantha 24:10

L3 Sheary · Hagelin · Dowd 19:37

L4 Raffl · Carr · Hathaway 16:27

D1 Carlson · Orlov 32:54

D2 Schultz · Dillon 27:10

D3 Jensen · Chara 21:12

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Krejci · Pastrnak 25:48

L2 Hall · Bergeron · Smith 24:36

L3 DeBrusk · Coyle · Lazar 17:44

L4 Ritchie · Kuraly · Wagner 15:58

D1 McAvoy · Carlo 31:08

D2 Miller · Grzelcyk 26:56

D3 Reilly · Clifton 23:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 17, 2021

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

4–3 (OT) · Bruins won

May 15, 2021

🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH

2–3 (OT) · Capitals won

❓ WSH vs BOS, answered

Who won Capitals vs Bruins on May 19, 2021?

Bruins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Marchand, Craig Smith, Taylor Hall.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 40 saves on 43 shots (.930 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦅Capitals

Previous game · May 17

🐻Bruins

Previous game · May 17

Also on May 19, 2021

Capitals season page Bruins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule