Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins

31-26-7, 12-15-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	0	1
Bruins BOS	0	1	2	3

Boston BruinsBruinsBOS

35-22-5, 24-8-1 Home

Bruins beat Caps 3-1 for 12th straight home win

— Viktor Arvidsson scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway 4:28 into the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday for their 12th straight home victory.

Mar 8, 2026, 07:22 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	0	1	0	1
	Bruins	0	1	2	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			WSH	BOS
4:07		Pavel Zacha (16) (Power Play) Assists: Charlie McAvoy (38), David Pastrnak (51)	0	1
7:21		Aliaksei Protas (21) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (28), Ryan Leonard (21)	1	1

3rd Period			WSH	BOS
4:28		Viktor Arvidsson (18) Assists: Casey Mittelstadt (19), Hampus Lindholm (17)	1	2
19:36		Elias Lindholm (12) (Empty Net) Assists: David Pastrnak (52)	1	3

Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm
Fraser Minten Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
David Pastrnak Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Fraser Minten hit Declan Chisholm
Alex Steeves hit Jakob Chychrun
Sean Kuraly hit Jakob Chychrun
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Takeaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
Mark Kastelic Deflected saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
Nikita Zadorov Interference against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Elias Lindholm Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Tanner Jeannot
Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
Elias Lindholm Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Elias Lindholm Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Elias Lindholm Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Elias Lindholm Snap Shot Wide Left
David Pastrnak Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
David Pastrnak Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Tanner Jeannot hit Declan Chisholm
Mark Kastelic hit Ethen Frank
Giveaway by Elias Lindholm
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Morgan Geekie Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly
Giveaway by Jeremy Swayman
Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson
Alex Steeves hit Matt Roy
Fraser Minten hit Ryan Leonard
Hampus Lindholm Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Hampus Lindholm Holding against Aliaksei Protas
Nikita Zadorov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
David Pastrnak Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Pavel Zacha Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Pavel Zacha Goal (16) Batted, assists: Charlie McAvoy (38), David Pastrnak (51)
Nikita Zadorov Snap Shot Wide Right
Andrew Peeke hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Morgan Geekie Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Jonathan Aspirot Snap Shot Wide Right
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
David Pastrnak Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Charlie McAvoy hit Anthony Beauvillier
Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Fraser Minten Batted Wide Left
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei
Casey Mittelstadt Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke
Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
Charlie McAvoy Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Marat Khusnutdinov hit Matt Roy
Alex Steeves Snap Shot Wide Left
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Charlie McAvoy Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Connor McMichael
David Pastrnak Slap Shot Wide Left
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Alex Steeves
Nikita Zadorov Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Fraser Minten
Tanner Jeannot hit Tom Wilson
Tanner Jeannot hit Declan Chisholm
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Tanner Jeannot hit Ethen Frank
Elias Lindholm Snap Shot Wide Left
David Pastrnak Interference against Brandon Duhaime
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Morgan Geekie
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
Pavel Zacha Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Elias Lindholm Tip-In High and Wide Left
David Pastrnak Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
Fraser Minten Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Hampus Lindholm Snap Shot Wide Left
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson
Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson
Viktor Arvidsson Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Casey Mittelstadt (19), Hampus Lindholm (17)
Alex Steeves hit Declan Chisholm
Morgan Geekie hit Rasmus Sandin
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei
Fraser Minten Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
Matt Roy shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Mark Kastelic hit Hendrix Lapierre
Charlie McAvoy Snap Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Marat Khusnutdinov
Takeaway by Elias Lindholm
Elias Lindholm Snap Shot Wide Right
Hampus Lindholm hit Tom Wilson
Viktor Arvidsson Backhand Wide Left
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Viktor Arvidsson Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Charlie McAvoy Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Fraser Minten hit Jakob Chychrun
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Alex Steeves Snap Shot Wide Left
Morgan Geekie Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Giveaway by Jonathan Aspirot
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Mark Kastelic
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
David Pastrnak hit Jakob Chychrun
Jonathan Aspirot hit Tom Wilson
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Giveaway by Mark Kastelic
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Mark Kastelic
Morgan Geekie Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Viktor Arvidsson hit Martin Fehervary
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
Elias Lindholm Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (52)
Ethen Frank shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Justin Sourdif Tripping against Hampus Lindholm
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
David Pastrnak shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Pavel Zacha shot blocked by Matt Roy
Goalie Stopped
Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Justin Sourdif Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Anthony Beauvillier hit Andrew Peeke
Icing
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Right
Jakob Chychrun Backhand saved by Jeremy Swayman
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot High and Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Martin Fehervary hit Sean Kuraly
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Declan Chisholm
TV Timeout
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Left
Ryan Leonard hit Charlie McAvoy
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Goalie Stopped
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Fraser Minten
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Aliaksei Protas Holding against Marat Khusnutdinov
TV Timeout
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Rasmus Sandin hit Nikita Zadorov
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Ethen Frank
Matt Roy hit Marat Khusnutdinov
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
Giveaway by Tom Wilson
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Matt Roy hit Mark Kastelic
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Takeaway by Hendrix Lapierre
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Puck in Crowd
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Fraser Minten
Matt Roy hit Alex Steeves
Tanner Jeannot shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Alex Ovechkin hit Jonathan Aspirot
Puck in Crowd
Mason Lohrei shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Tom Wilson Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Elias Lindholm shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Justin Sourdif Tripping against Charlie McAvoy
Brandon Duhaime Tip-In Wide Right
Trevor van Riemsdyk Slap Shot Wide Right
High Stick
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Aliaksei Protas Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Jakob Chychrun (28), Ryan Leonard (21)
Goalie Stopped
Brandon Duhaime Slashing against Charlie McAvoy
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Morgan Geekie shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Connor McMichael hit Mason Lohrei
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Matt Roy hit Marat Khusnutdinov
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Fraser Minten
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Tom Wilson Slashing against Alex Steeves
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Martin Fehérváry
Puck in Netting
Justin Sourdif Backhand Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
Icing
Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin
TV Timeout
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Right
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Ethen Frank Holding against Tanner Jeannot
Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Puck in Netting
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Puck in Netting
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Goalie Stopped
Anthony Beauvillier faceoff won against Fraser Minten
Giveaway by Declan Chisholm
Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Puck in Crowd
Charlie McAvoy shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Matt Roy hit Charlie McAvoy
Mark Kastelic shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksei Protas hit Nikita Zadorov
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
Off-side
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Jakob Chychrun hit Elias Lindholm
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
Jonathan Aspirot shot blocked by Justin Sourdif
Goalie Stopped
Rasmus Sandin Deflected saved by Jeremy Swayman
Alex Ovechkin hit Mason Lohrei
Icing
Morgan Geekie shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
Icing
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Jakob Chychrun hit Fraser Minten
Fraser Minten shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Rasmus Sandin hit Fraser Minten
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
Matt Roy Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Puck in Crowd
Puck in Crowd
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
Icing
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
Icing
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Fraser Minten
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson hit Jonathan Aspirot
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Goalie Stopped
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Rasmus Sandin hit Tanner Jeannot
Anthony Beauvillier Slap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot Wide Left
Charlie McAvoy shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Puck in Crowd
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman

CAPITALS

BRUINS

Regular Season Series

BOS leads 2-0

Bruins
3
Capitals
1

Game 1

9/10

Capitals
1
Bruins
3

Game 2

8/3

Bruins
3
Capitals
2

Game 3

15/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins

Jeremy SwaymanG - BOS

Viktor ArvidssonLW - BOS

Charlie McAvoyD - BOS

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