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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Bruins

🗓 📍 TD Garden, Boston 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 2–0

Bruins beat Capitals 4–3 at TD Garden on January 20, 2022.

WSH – BOS
17–33
Shots on goal
0/4–2/3
Power play
36–27
Hits
14–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐻 BOS
David Pastrnak
2 G
5 shots · 20:56 TOI
2nd star 🐻 BOS
Jake DeBrusk
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 15:55 TOI
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Erik Haula
2 A
2 shots · 16:32 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 1st · 04:07
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Linus Ullmark
1–0
🐻 David Pastrnak Tying 1st · 04:57
Assists: Taylor Hall, Erik Haula · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–1
2nd period
🐻 David Pastrnak PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:37
Assists: Matt Grzelcyk · beat Vitek Vanecek
1–2
🦅 Lars Eller Tying 2nd · 16:12
Assists: Connor McMichael · beat Linus Ullmark
2–2
3rd period
🐻 Jake DeBrusk Go-ahead 3rd · 09:41
Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek
2–3
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 3rd · 10:17
Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Linus Ullmark
3–3
🐻 Charlie McAvoy PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:15
Assists: Jake DeBrusk, Erik Haula · beat Vitek Vanecek
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 20:32
L2 Backstrom · Eller · Hathaway 16:52
L3 Hagelin · Dowd · Protas 13:00
L4 Jonsson-Fjallby · McMichael · Leason 11:39
D1 Schultz · van Riemsdyk 22:06
D2 Fehervary · Kempny 21:02
D3 Irwin · Jensen 12:35
🐻Bruins
L1 Hall · Bergeron · Pastrnak 18:45
L2 Haula · DeBrusk · Smith 16:19
L3 Foligno · Nosek · Coyle 15:02
L4 Marchand · Blidh · Lazar 8:54
D1 McAvoy · Carlo 23:12
D2 Grzelcyk · Vaakanainen 20:16
D3 Forbort · Clifton 13:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH BOS🐻
17 Shots on goal 33
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
36 Hits 27
14 Blocked shots 17
9 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 10
6 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 17.6% (3/17) BOS shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 59:22 TOI
🐻Bruins
Linus Ullmark
14/17
.824 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 04:07 · 1–0 David Pastrnak · 1st 04:57 · 1–1 David Pastrnak · 2nd 08:37 · 1–2 Lars Eller · 2nd 16:12 · 2–2 Jake DeBrusk · 3rd 09:41 · 2–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 10:17 · 3–3 Charlie McAvoy · 3rd 19:15 · 3–4
WSH BOS
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 7-4-3 (50% win rate, 14 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 3-5-1 (33% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 7-0-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 2nd: 3-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–0
Jan 102022 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 7–3 May 232021 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–1 May 212021 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 1–4 May 192021 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 2–3 OT May 172021 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Bruins on January 20, 2022?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Lars Eller, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Pastrnak (2), Charlie McAvoy, Jake DeBrusk.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Linus Ullmark made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 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?

Bruins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 18 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterJan 22 🏛️OTT @ 🦅WSH 2–3
🐻 Bruins
BeforeJan 18 🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS 7–1 AfterJan 22 ✈️WPG @ 🐻BOS 2–3
Also on January 20
🏛️OTT 4–6 🐧PIT ⭐DAL 5–4 ⚔️BUF 🧥CBJ 2–1 🔔PHI ✈️WPG 2–5 🐯NSH 🐆FLA 6–0 🛢️EDM 🏔️COL 4–1 👑LAK 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 🎰VGK 🦈SJS 2–3 🦑SEA
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