Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals

Playoffs · Monday, April 16, 2012 · Verizon Center

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4–3

29–32

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Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 on Monday, April 16, 2012 at Verizon Center. The Capitals outshot the Bruins 32–29.

Goals came from Alexander Semin, Rich Peverley, Alex Ovechkin, Daniel Paille, Brian Rolston, Brooks Laich and Zdeno Chara.

Tim Thomas made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 25 of 29.

Goals
BOS	0	2	2	4	29
WSH	1	1	1	3	32

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Alexander Semin (1)Brooks Laich (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)0–116:00 WSH ·

2nd period

Rich Peverley (1)Zdeno Chara (1), Andrew Ference (1)1–100:35 BOS
Alex Ovechkin (1)Brooks Laich (2), Roman Hamrlik (1)1–200:48 WSH
Daniel Paille (1)Greg Zanon (1), Gregory Campbell (1)2–209:38 BOS

3rd period

Brian Rolston (1)Chris Kelly (1), Zdeno Chara (2)3–201:02 BOS
Brooks Laich (1)Nicklas Backstrom (1), Mike Green (1)3–314:00 WSH
Zdeno Chara (1)Patrice Bergeron (1), Dennis Seidenberg (1)4–318:07 BOS

Team stats

BOSWSH

2932

53%47%

0/51/4

1426

5836

2115

89

515

Penalties

1:14 into the first periodAlexander Semin · tripping2 min
15:31 into the first periodZdeno Chara · roughing2 min
17:22 into the first periodKeith Aucoin · tripping2 min
20:00 into the first periodNicklas Backstrom · cross checking2 min
20:00 into the first periodMilan Lucic · roughing2 min
5:18 into the second periodRich Peverley · hooking2 min
6:03 into the second periodNicklas Backstrom · tripping2 min
13:19 into the second periodMilan Lucic · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
13:19 into the second periodBrooks Laich · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
3:01 into the third periodJason Chimera · slashing2 min
10:17 into the third periodDennis Seidenberg · roughing2 min
16:46 into the third periodNicklas Backstrom · cross checking2 min
17:34 into the third periodMilan Lucic · roughing2 min
17:34 into the third periodMilan Lucic · roughing2 min
17:34 into the third periodMatt Hendricks · roughing2 min
20:00 into the third periodNicklas Backstrom · match penatly 10 minutes10 min

Season series

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

33Zdeno CharaD	1	2	3	0	3	7	2	2	–	26:29
11Gregory CampbellC	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	0	64	11:29
12Brian RolstonR	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	–	13:05
20Daniel PailleL	1	0	1	+1	3	2	0	0	–	10:13
23Chris KellyC	0	1	1	+2	1	4	2	0	50	16:10
37Patrice BergeronC	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	50	19:44
49Rich PeverleyC	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	2	100	19:02
6Greg ZanonD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	–	11:51
21Andrew FerenceD	0	1	1	0	4	1	4	0	–	19:21
44Dennis SeidenbergD	0	1	1	+1	2	4	4	2	–	23:39
17Milan LucicL	0	0	0	0	3	8	1	8	–	16:57
19Tyler SeguinC	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	–	13:42
22Shawn ThorntonL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	07:31
46David KrejciC	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	62	18:46
63Brad MarchandC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	–	15:20
67Benoit PouliotL	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	–	11:30
14Joe CorvoD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	–	12:28
55Johnny BoychukD	0	0	0	+1	1	5	4	0	–	22:14

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
30Tim ThomasG	W	32	29	3	.906	60:00
35Anton KhudobinG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

21Brooks LaichC	1	2	3	+1	1	1	0	2	50	20:56
8Alex OvechkinL	1	1	2	0	6	5	0	0	–	20:29
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	16	50	21:29
28Alexander SeminR	1	0	1	−1	2	0	0	2	–	19:21
44Roman HamrlikD	0	1	1	+1	4	2	1	0	–	22:35
52Mike GreenD	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	–	26:35
20Troy BrouwerR	0	0	0	−1	1	5	0	0	–	16:16
23Keith AucoinC	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	2	100	07:11
25Jason ChimeraL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	2	–	11:06
26Matt HendricksC	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2	50	10:50
42Joel WardR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	05:20
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	53	14:42
85Mathieu PerreaultC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	33	04:23
90Marcus JohanssonC	0	0	0	−2	3	5	1	0	17	18:51
6Dennis WidemanD	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	–	15:32
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	−1	3	1	4	0	–	22:40
55Jeff SchultzD	0	0	0	−2	0	0	2	0	–	09:52
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	−1	4	1	2	0	–	18:53

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
35Dany SabourinG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	L	29	25	4	.862	58:59