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Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins

Regular season · Thursday, February 25, 2027 · TD Garden

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ESPN · SN · TVAS2

Game preview

The Washington Capitals visit the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday, February 25, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on ESPN, SN and TVAS2.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Capitals

First game of a road trip.

  1. 152027-02-15: no game
  2. 162027-02-16: vs ANA
  3. 172027-02-17: no game
  4. 182027-02-18: no game
  5. 192027-02-19: vs SJS
  6. 202027-02-20: no game
  7. 212027-02-21: vs NSH
  8. 222027-02-22: no game
  9. 232027-02-23: vs NYR
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: at BOS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~394 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Bruins

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Seattle).

  1. 152027-02-15: vs ANA
  2. 162027-02-16: no game
  3. 172027-02-17: at CGY
  4. 182027-02-18: no game
  5. 192027-02-19: at EDM
  6. 202027-02-20: no game
  7. 212027-02-21: at VAN
  8. 222027-02-22: at SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 232027-02-23: no game
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: vs WSH
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,486 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,379 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Washington CapitalsCapitalsTue, Oct 13 at CAR
  1. L1NewStrome#17Wilson#43Tuch#89
    9:26 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewSourdif#34Beauvillier#72Frank#53
    7:56 together at 5v5
  3. L3Ovechkin#8Protas#21Protas#62
    6:47 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewJenner#22Kyrou#25Leonard#9
    6:08 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chychrun#6Liljegren#27
    14:26 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFehérváry#42Hutson#44
    10:37 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHoll#4Desharnais#73
    7:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ovechkin LStrome CWilson RLeonard RChychrun D2:11
  2. 2Protas LTuch RKyrou RFrank RHutson D0:56

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jenner CWilson RDesharnais DFehérváry D1:40
  2. 2Protas LTuch RChychrun DLiljegren D1:00
Boston BruinsBruinsTue, Oct 13 at SJS
  1. L1Zacha#18Geekie#39Pastrnak#88
    13:47 together at 5v5
  2. L2Khusnutdinov#92Minten#93Peterka#10
    9:52 together at 5v5
  3. L3Lindholm#28Mittelstadt#11Hagens#44
    8:06 together at 5v5
  4. L4Jeannot#84Kastelic#47Poitras#51
    7:56 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewLindholm#27McAvoy#73
    16:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewZadorov#91Borgen#17
    14:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3Lohrei#6Brunet#42
    9:46 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Mittelstadt CMinten CHagens CPeterka RBrunet D1:27
  2. 2Lindholm CZacha CGeekie CPastrnak RMcAvoy D1:26

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lindholm CKhusnutdinov CLindholm DMcAvoy D1:10
  2. 2Zacha CKastelic CLindholm DMcAvoy D0:36

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

WSHBOS

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

WSH 65% (13th most shuffled)BOS 72% (9th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

WSH 1:54 left (13th earliest · 13 pulls)BOS 1:36 left (10th latest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

WSH 49.8s (7th longest)BOS 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

WSH 37% (4th most often)BOS 33% (12th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series