Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Saturday, May 15, 2021 · Capital One Arena
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Bruins 32-26.
Goals came from Tom Wilson, Jake DeBrusk, Brenden Dillon, Nick Ritchie and Nic Dowd.
Craig Anderson made 21 saves on 22 shots for the win; Tuukka Rask stopped 29 of 32.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Tom Wilson (1)T.J. Oshie (1), Daniel Sprong (1)0–106:22 WSH
Jake DeBrusk (1)Curtis Lazar (1)1–113:10 BOS
2nd period
Brenden Dillon (1)Anthony Mantha (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)1–208:44 WSH
Nick Ritchie (1)David Pastrnak (1), Charlie McAvoy (1)2–216:38 BOS · PPG
OT period
Nic Dowd (1)T.J. Oshie (2), Tom Wilson (1)2–304:41 WSH
Team stats
BOSWSH
26Shots on goal32
60%Faceoff %40%
1/4Power play0/1
2Penalty minutes8
41Hits51
19Blocked shots16
7Giveaways6
7Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 07:58
John Carlson · delaying game puck over glass2 min - 1st 16:42Justin Schultz · tripping2 min
- 2nd 09:01
Jeremy Lauzon · cross checking2 min - 2nd 15:21Dmitry Orlov · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 05:06Michael Raffl · tripping2 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 20Curtis LazarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 10:57 |
| 21Nick RitchieL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:38 |
| 74Jake DeBruskL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:00 |
| 88David PastrnakR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21:31 |
| 73Charlie McAvoyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 23:57 |
| 12Craig SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:59 |
| 13Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:06 |
| 14Chris WagnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:37 |
| 37Patrice BergeronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:03 |
| 46David KrejciC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:16 |
| 52Sean KuralyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:29 |
| 63Brad MarchandC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:07 |
| 71Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:49 |
| 6Mike ReillyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 |
| 25Brandon CarloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 |
| 48Matt GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 24:52 |
| 55Jeremy LauzonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:12 |
| 86Kevan MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeremy SwaymanG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Tuukka RaskG | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 64:41 |
Washington Capitals
| 43Tom WilsonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 16:31 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 13:40 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:26 |
| 10Daniel SprongR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09:12 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:59 |
| 39Anthony ManthaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:18 |
| 4Brenden DillonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:18 |
| 17Michael RafflL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 19:05 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:52 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:28 |
| 73Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 |
| 2Justin SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:12 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:51 |
| 33Zdeno CharaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:07 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:56 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Craig AndersonG | W | 22 | 21 | 1 | .955 | 51:31 |
| 41Vitek VanecekG | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 13:10 |