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Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals

Preseason · Thursday, October 2, 2025 · Capital One Arena

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3–1

Final

28–34

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Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Thursday, October 2, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Bruins 34–28.

Brett Harrison scored twice. Ryan Leonard and Riley Tufte also scored.

Joonas Korpisalo made 33 saves on 34 shots for the win; Charlie Lindgren stopped 25 of 27.

Goals
Boston BruinsBOS021328
Washington CapitalsWSH100134

Three stars

  1. ★1st starBrett HarrisonBOS · 2 goals
  2. ★2nd starRyan LeonardWSH · 1 goal
  3. ★3rd starJoonas KorpisaloBOS · .971 save percentage

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2025–26 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:54

0–1 · 1st 9:42 · Leonard. Soderstrom had been on the ice for 1:54 when it went in.

GoalBOS WSH

0–1 WSH

1st 9:42 · Leonard

Stuck out there: Soderstrom 1:54

1–1 BOS

2nd 16:16 · Tufte

Iorio 0:31

2–1 BOS

2nd 19:11 · Harrison

Long shift: Iorio 1:08

3–1 BOS

3rd 18:46 · · Harrison

Chesley 0:34

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2025–26. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.9 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 14 against about 1 in 26.

30%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

BOSWSH
2834
55%45%
0/30/4
86
2530
1214
69
12

Penalties

  • 2:36 into the first periodJakob Chychrun · interference2 min
  • 15:36 into the first periodJonathan Aspirot · tripping2 min
  • 0:58 into the second periodRiley Tufte · high sticking2 min
  • 3:42 into the second periodJustin Sourdif · high sticking2 min
  • 1:05 into the third periodJonathan Aspirot · roughing2 min
  • 11:23 into the third periodFabian Lysell · tripping2 min
  • 19:23 into the third periodSheldon Rempal · slashing2 min