The Washington Capitals moved to 31-26 with 7 overtime losses and 1 point, and the the Boston Bruins improved to 35-22 with 5 overtime losses and 3 points in a 3-1 Bruins result at TD Garden.
First period
The Capitals finished the opening period with 0 goals while the Bruins also posted 0 goals.
Washington logged 18 hits in the game while Boston recorded 21 hits.
The Caps ended the night with a 53 percent faceoff win rate on 53 draws, and the Bruins posted a 47 percent faceoff win rate on 53 draws.
Second period
The Capitals got their only goal in the second period as Aliaksei Protas scored 1 goal on 2 shots for a 50 shooting percent line.
Jakob Chychrun added 1 assist and led Washington with 5 shots.
The Bruins matched that second-period push with 1 goal as they moved the game to 1-1 through 2 periods.
Third period
The Capitals went scoreless in the third period while the Bruins scored 2 goals in the third period to decide the game.
Boston finished with 1 power play goal on 6 opportunities, while Washington went 0 for 3 on the power play with 4 shots.
Logan Thompson made 27 saves on 29 shots against, and Boston goaltending stopped 22 shots on 23 attempts.
The Bruins added 1 empty net goal, and Washington ended with 23 shots to Boston’s 30.
Postgame notes
Washington Capitals post-match stats showed 13 giveaways and 5 takeaways for the Caps, while the Bruins had 19 giveaways and 3 takeaways.
Jeremy Swayman earned first-star recognition, with
Viktor Arvidsson and
Charlie McAvoy also named among the game’s stars.
The post game analysis starts with what went wrong for Washington Capitals on a 0-for-3 power play night against a Bruins penalty kill that allowed 4 shots.
The Washington Capitals final whistle reaction centered on a team line of 1 even-strength goal, 14 blocked shots, and 12 penalty minutes.
The Capitals next game is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT on 3/9/2026 at Capital One Arena in Washington, District of Columbia, USA against the the Calgary Flames, with the broadcast on ESPN+ and MNMT.
Run it back by sharing this article with other Caps fans and sending it to a Bruins buddy for a read.
And that's the final whistle for this edition of SportsFeed! But hold on to your jerseys, because there's an MVP behind the scenes — our AI-powered content model! Just like a team tweaking its game plan, we're constantly innovating to bring you closer to the sports action and the franchises you're fanatic about. Powered by
thesix.ai, the platform revolutionizing content generation, our AI has been in training, learning new plays to enhance our stories. Now it's your turn to be the coach — give us your score and drop us some wisdom. Your feedback is the game-changer we need to up our game. Thanks for being part of our winning team!
