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Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins

Preseason · Sunday, September 20, 2026 · TD Garden

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2–3

Final/SO

SOG 32–30

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Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at TD Garden. The Capitals outshot the Bruins 32-30.

Goals came from Jonny Brodzinski, Jake Schmaltz, Ivan Miroshnichenko and Charlie McAvoy.

Michael DiPietro made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win; Logan Thompson stopped 28 of 30.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTSOTSOG
Washington CapitalsWSH10100232
Boston BruinsBOS01101330

Three stars

  1. ★1st starMichael DiPietroBOS · .938 SV%
  2. ★2nd starCharlie McAvoyBOS · 1G 0A
  3. ★3rd starLogan ThompsonWSH · .933 SV%

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

SO period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:17

2–2 · 3rd 18:17 · McAvoy. WSH stayed on through an icing. Desharnais was 1:17 into his shift when it went in.

GoalWSH on iceBOS on ice

1–0 WSH

1st 8:48 · Brodzinski

Kuraly 0:42

1–1 BOS

2nd 15:32 · PP · Schmaltz

Tuch 0:05

2–1 WSH

3rd 5:34 · Miroshnichenko

Harris 0:21

2–2 BOS

3rd 18:17 · McAvoy

Long shift: Desharnais 1:17

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

WSHBOS
32Shots on goal30
48%Faceoff %52%
0/7Power play1/6
14Penalty minutes16
36Hits23
16Blocked shots17
15Giveaways8
4Takeaways3

Penalties

  • 1st 06:44Jordan Harris · tripping2 min
  • 1st 06:44Joey Abate · tripping2 min
  • 1st 09:59Lynden Lakovic · illegal equipment2 min
  • 1st 19:46Vincent Desharnais · interference2 min
  • 2nd 13:32Jonny Brodzinski · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 16:14Sean Kuraly · holding2 min
  • 2nd 18:48Matt Roy · roughing2 min
  • 2nd 18:48Sean Kuraly · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 03:30Charlie McAvoy · holding2 min
  • 3rd 06:58Justin Holl · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 08:07Boone Jenner · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 13:24Dylan McIlrath · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 14:40Charlie McAvoy · interference2 min
  • 3rd 18:48Jonathan Aspirot · delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • OT 01:44Matthew Poitras · hooking2 min