Boston BruinsBruins37-23-6
3Final/SOMar 14, 2026
Washington CapitalsCapitals33-27-8
2TVABC
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
BOS+110
WSH−130
Puck line
BOS +1.5−225
WSH −1.5+185
Total O/U
Over 5.5−135
Under 5.5+114
- Puck line: Bruins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 5.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout at Capital One Arena in Washington on Mar 14, 2026 to move to 37-23-6.
The game was played before 18,347.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
W: Swayman · L: Thompson
Scoring plays
Second Period
- WSHGoal · 1:15Matt Roy Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Rasmus Sandin (20), Hendrix Lapierre (10)0-1
- BOSGoal · 11:57Charlie McAvoy Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: David Pastrnak (55)1-1
Third Period
- WSHGoal · 3:12Rasmus Sandin Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: none1-2
- BOSGoal · 10:09Charlie McAvoy Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Pavel Zacha (27), Viktor Arvidsson (19)2-2
Team stats
BOSWSH
- Shots
- 34
- 28
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 57.4
- 42.6
- Hits
- 19
- 20
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 12
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 12
Top performers
Boston BruinsWashington Capitals
Goals
Charlie McAvoy2
Rasmus Sandin1
Assists
David Pastrnak1
Rasmus Sandin1
Points
Charlie McAvoy2
Rasmus Sandin2
Player stats
Bruins · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael Eyssimont C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 |
| Tanner Jeannot LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 10:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 2 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63.2 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24:23 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:01 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.4 | 0 |
Bruins · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27:44 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Bruins · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman G | 2 | 28 | 26 | .929 | 65:00 | 0 |
Capitals · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Beauvillier LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55.6 | 2 |
| Brandon Duhaime RW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ethen Frank C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ryan Leonard RW | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Connor McMichael C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Aliaksei Protas C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Justin Sourdif RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Dylan Strome C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Capitals · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakob Chychrun D | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Martin Fehervary D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Timothy Liljegren D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Roy D | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25:26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Sandin D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23:19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Capitals · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Thompson G | 2 | 34 | 32 | .941 | 65:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jeremy Swayman (BOS)
- Logan Thompson (WSH)
- Rasmus Sandin (WSH)
Game info
VenueCapital One Arena, Washington, DC
Attendance18,347
OfficialsReferee: Kelly Sutherland · Referee: Francois St. Laurent · Linesman: CJ Murray · Linesman: Shawn Oliver
TVABC · national
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