Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Saturday, March 1, 2014 · TD Garden

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4–2

Final

SOG 31–38

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4-2 on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at TD Garden. The Bruins outshot the Capitals 38-31.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Joel Ward, Patrice Bergeron, Gregory Campbell and Eric Fehr also scored.

Braden Holtby made 36 saves on 38 shots for the win; Tuukka Rask stopped 27 of 31.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	2	1	4	31
BOS	0	2	0	2	38

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Alex Ovechkin (1)John Carlson (1), Nicklas Backstrom (1)1–018:39 WSH · PPG

2nd period

Alex Ovechkin (2)Marcus Johansson (1), Joel Ward (1)2–002:24 WSH · PPG
Joel Ward (1)Unassisted3–010:13 WSH
Patrice Bergeron (1)Dougie Hamilton (1), Reilly Smith (1)3–110:54 BOS · PPG
Gregory Campbell (1)Shawn Thornton (1), Daniel Paille (1)3–217:32 BOS

3rd period

Eric Fehr (1)Jason Chimera (1)4–210:53 WSH

Team stats

WSHBOS

31Shots on goal38

40%Faceoff %60%

2/6Power play1/5

10Penalty minutes12

21Hits21

14Blocked shots6

8Giveaways3

10Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 04:13Carl Soderberg · holding the stick2 min
1st 06:57Jay Beagle · holding2 min
1st 06:57Tom Wilson · high sticking2 min
1st 18:12Chris Kelly · interference2 min
2nd 00:47Matt Bartkowski · tripping2 min
2nd 10:37Jason Chimera · tripping2 min
2nd 14:11Eric Fehr · high sticking2 min
2nd 18:24Brad Marchand · tripping2 min
2nd 18:29Nicklas Backstrom · slashing2 min
3rd 05:04Brad Marchand · high sticking2 min
3rd 16:06Carl Soderberg · high sticking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	2	0	2	-1	9	1	0	0	–	19:52
42Joel WardR	1	1	2	+2	3	1	0	0	–	17:02
16Eric FehrR	1	0	1	+2	5	1	1	2	44	14:53
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	1	1	-1	2	0	1	2	39	19:16
25Jason ChimeraL	0	1	1	+2	3	3	2	2	–	17:03
90Marcus JohanssonC	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	50	17:48
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	+1	1	2	1	0	–	24:46
20Troy BrouwerR	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	60	20:27
21Brooks LaichC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	75	20:10
43Tom WilsonR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	–	06:06
48Casey WellmanC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	10:03
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	50	10:36
94Nicolas DeschampsC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	05:37
4John ErskineD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	–	17:12
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	–	18:23
52Mike GreenD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	19:32
58Connor CarrickD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	–	15:42
81Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	–	17:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Michal NeuvirthG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	W	38	36	2	.947	59:53

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

11Gregory CampbellC	1	0	1	+1	5	1	0	0	43	10:35
18Reilly SmithR	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	–	14:56
20Daniel PailleL	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	11:22
22Shawn ThorntonL	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	–	09:12
37Patrice BergeronC	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	67	18:29
27Dougie HamiltonD	0	1	1	0	4	3	0	0	–	18:41
12Jarome IginlaR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	–	17:23
17Milan LucicL	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	100	14:36
21Loui ErikssonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	15:55
23Chris KellyC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	73	13:31
34Carl SoderbergC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	43	14:36
46David KrejciC	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	57	17:12
63Brad MarchandC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	4	–	15:16
33Zdeno CharaD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	0	–	25:55
43Matt BartkowskiD	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	2	–	19:13
47Torey KrugD	0	0	0	-1	6	1	0	0	–	18:24
55Johnny BoychukD	0	0	0	-2	2	3	3	0	–	19:46
86Kevan MillerD	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	–	16:35

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Chad JohnsonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
40Tuukka RaskG	L	31	27	4	.871	58:19