1–4

Final

BOS leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WSH	0	0	1	1
BOS	0	1	3	4

Capitals at Bruins — First Round Game 4

Bruins, First Round Game 4, beat Capitals 4–1 at TD Garden on May 21, 2021.

🗓 Fri, May 21, 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 4

1–4

Final · BOS

Game 5

3–1

Final · BOS

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Charlie McAvoy

3 A

2 shots · 26:18 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 14:12 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Brad Marchand

1 G

2 shots · 19:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🐻 Brad Marchand PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:00

Assists: David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy · beat Ilya Samsonov

0–1

3rd period

🐻 David Pastrnak PP 3rd · 00:29

Assists: Charlie McAvoy, David Krejci · beat Ilya Samsonov

0–2

🐻 Charlie Coyle 3rd · 01:03

Assists: Jake DeBrusk, Nick Ritchie · beat Ilya Samsonov

0–3

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 04:54

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Tuukka Rask

1–3

🐻 Matt Grzelcyk PP 3rd · 14:50

Assists: Charlie McAvoy, Taylor Hall · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

20 Shots on goal 37

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

38 Hits 34

11 Blocked shots 17

4 Takeaways 19

9 Giveaways 6

14 Penalty minutes 18

WSH shooting 5.0% (1/20) BOS shooting 10.8% (4/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 56:22 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tuukka Rask

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 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: 37-15-7 (63% win rate, 59 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 35-16-8 (59% win rate, 59 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

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 · Backstrom · Oshie 20:11

L2 Kuznetsov · Wilson · Mantha 18:37

L3 Hagelin · Eller · Dowd 14:31

L4 Sheary · Raffl · Hathaway 9:33

D1 Carlson · Schultz 22:05

D2 Orlov · Dillon 16:58

D3 Jensen · Chara 14:35

🐻Bruins

L1 Marchand · Krejci · Coyle 19:46

L2 Hall · Bergeron · Smith 17:14

L3 DeBrusk · Kuraly · Pastrnak 11:53

L4 Ritchie · Lazar · Wagner 8:40

D1 McAvoy · Carlo 24:44

D2 Clifton · Reilly 20:14

D3 Grzelcyk · Miller 11:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

May 19, 2021

🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS

2–3 (OT) · Bruins won

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 21, 2021?

Bruins won 4–1.

What was the final score of Capitals vs Bruins?

The final score was Capitals 1, Bruins 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin.

Who scored for Bruins?

Brad Marchand, Charlie Coyle, David Pastrnak, Matt Grzelcyk.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tuukka Rask made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 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 19

🐻Bruins

Previous game · May 19

Also on May 21, 2021

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