Boston Bruins 1, Washington Capitals 3: final score and stats
Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins, Boston Bruins 1 to Washington Capitals 3, on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Capital One Arena, Washington, DC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins.
NHLTuesday, December 31, 2024
DateDec 31, 2024
Start time12:30 PM ET
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,573
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington Capitals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Boston BruinsWashington Capitals
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
20-15-4Record25-10-2
4th in Atlantic DivisionStanding4th in Metropolitan Division
5-4Road record / home record7-5
LLWWWLast 5LLWWL
L2StreakL2
Team stats
Boston BruinsWashington Capitals
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Boston Bruins
James Hagens C · Back
Injured ReserveWashington Capitals
Rasmus Sandin D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveVincent Desharnais D · Abdomen - Surgery
Injured ReserveBox score
Boston Bruins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Beecher | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:44 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 9:42 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:04 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 13:49 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Coyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 1:10 | 0:55 | 15:00 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Trent Frederic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 | 0:58 | 0:02 | 14:36 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 63.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic | 0 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 8:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:44 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole Koepke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:38 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:18 | 1:40 | 1:34 | 17:04 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Marchand | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:57 | 1:45 | 0:39 | 15:33 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc McLaughlin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:31 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:17 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 16:25 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:46 | 2:50 | 1:18 | 14:38 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Bruins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Carlo | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:42 | 0:05 | 1:17 | 15:20 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mason Lohrei | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:15 | 2:26 | 0:02 | 19:47 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:29 | 1:24 | 1:18 | 20:47 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Peeke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:10 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 18:14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | 0:10 | 0:57 | 20:21 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 13:28 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Bruins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .923 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 58:10 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nic Dowd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 14:04 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 0:42 | 0:08 | 15:58 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 12:45 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Eller | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:58 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:45 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 8:57 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor McMichael | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:44 | 0:10 | 13:31 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ivan Miroshnichenko | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:08 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:38 | 0:14 | 1:54 | 15:30 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Raddysh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:10 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:15 | 1:33 | 0:08 | 14:34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 43.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18:58 | 1:17 | 1:58 | 15:43 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24:55 | 1:40 | 2:49 | 20:26 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakob Chychrun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:53 | 1:13 | 0:01 | 19:39 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Fehervary | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:10 | 0:00 | 2:35 | 11:35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 19:14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Rasmus Sandin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:29 | 0:49 | 0:45 | 19:55 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:07 | 0:00 | 1:13 | 16:54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .963 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 59:45 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Series tied 1-1
Apr 1, 2025WSH 4, BOS 3
Dec 31, 2024BOS 1, WSH 3
Dec 23, 2024WSH 1, BOS 4
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals?
Washington Capitals won, 3-1, on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.
What was the final score of Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals?
Boston Bruins 1, Washington Capitals 3.
Who were the top performers?
Boston Bruins: Justin Brazeau (1 goals). Washington Capitals: Aliaksei Protas (2 goals).
Where is Boston Bruins vs Washington Capitals played?
Capital One Arena, Washington, DC.
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