Capitals 4–3 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Apr 1, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:23 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Dylan Strome

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 16:59 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

David Pastrnak

2 G

6 shots · 19:51 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nic Dowd SH Go-ahead 1st · 13:32

Assists: Brandon Duhaime · beat Jeremy Swayman

1–0

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 15:43

Assists: Dylan Strome, John Carlson · beat Jeremy Swayman

2–0

2nd period

🐻 Vinni Lettieri 2nd · 06:05

Assists: Marat Khusnutdinov · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–1

🐻 David Pastrnak PP Tying 2nd · 17:12

Assists: Morgan Geekie, Mason Lohrei · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–2

3rd period

🦅 Dylan Strome Go-ahead 3rd · 10:37

Assists: Aliaksei Protas, Martin Fehervary · beat Jeremy Swayman

3–2

🦅 Tom Wilson 3rd · 14:46

Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Alex Ovechkin · beat Jeremy Swayman

4–2

🐻 David Pastrnak 3rd · 15:13

Assists: Morgan Geekie, Pavel Zacha · beat Charlie Lindgren

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Dubois · Protas · Wilson 17:56

L2 Ovechkin · Strome · Duhaime 16:23

L3 McMichael · Dowd · Leonard 13:58

L4 Beauvillier · Mangiapane · Eller 10:52

D1 Carlson · van Riemsdyk 23:58

D2 Sandin · Chychrun 21:01

D3 Fehervary · McIlrath 14:18

🐻Bruins

L1 Geekie · Zacha · Pastrnak 19:51

L2 Mittelstadt · Lettieri · Khusnutdinov 17:25

L3 Koepke · Lindholm · Lauko 12:50

L4 Viel · Beecher · Brown 9:21

D1 Jokiharju · Zadorov 21:29

D2 Wotherspoon · Lohrei 19:08

D3 Peeke · Mitchell 17:17

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH BOS🐻

32 Shots on goal 24

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

17 Hits 20

15 Blocked shots 13

1 Takeaways 8

13 Giveaways 12

11 Penalty minutes 9

WSH shooting 12.5% (4/32) BOS shooting 12.5% (3/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐻Bruins

Jeremy Swayman

28/32

.875 SV% · 4 GA · 58:18 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH BOS

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Bruins

Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 11-3-2 (69% win rate, 16 games)

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 6-3-2 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Dec 312024 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Dec 232024 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 1–4 Apr 152024 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 0–2 Mar 302024 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 3–2 SO Feb 102024 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–0

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Who won Capitals vs Bruins on April 1, 2025?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Nic Dowd, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Bruins?

David Pastrnak (2), Vinni Lettieri.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 8–5 AfterApr 2 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 1–5

🐻 Bruins

BeforeMar 29 🐻BOS @ 🐙DET 1–2 AfterApr 3 🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4

Also on April 1

🐯NSH 4–8 🧥CBJ ⚔️BUF 5–2 🏛️OTT 🐆FLA 2–3 🇨🇦MTL ⚡TBL 4–1 🏝️NYI 🐙DET 1–2 🎵STL 🔥CGY 1–3 🏒UTA 🦈SJS 3–4 🦆ANA 🛢️EDM 3–2 🎰VGK

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