NHL · Saturday 26 September · Capital One Arena
Washington Capitals – Boston Bruins 3:2 (after overtime): NHL, 26/09/2026
Key facts
Form, table position, scoring and head-to-head in one place
Form: up to the last 5 matches in all competitions, most recent on the left (W = win, D = draw, L = loss). Averages come from the league table; where there is none, from these recent matches.
Form · last 5
League position
Goals per game · season
Head to head · 1
wins – draws – wins
Match report
The match in a few sentences: score, scorers, table impact
The text is generated automatically from the match data and updates with it.
NHL: Washington Capitals – Boston Bruins 3:2 (26 September). Washington Capitals won after overtime. Venue: Capital One Arena.
By period: 1:0, 1:0, 0:2, 1:0.
Goals: D. Strome (Washington Capitals); T. Wilson (Washington Capitals); M. Geekie (Boston Bruins); D. Pastrnak (Boston Bruins); J. Kyrou (Washington Capitals).
Table now: Washington Capitals — 10th, 18 points from 15 matches; Boston Bruins — 2nd, 27 points from 18 matches.
Head to head (1): Washington Capitals — 0 wins, Boston Bruins — 1.
Score by period
Goals in each period
OT = overtime, SO = shoot-out.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Boston Bruins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Events
Goals with assists and penalties by period
1st period
- 16'pen.
High sticking
- 18'
- 20'pen.
Hooking
2nd period
- 01'
- 13'pen.
Holding
3rd period
- 03'
🏒 M. Geekie2:1
assist: P. Zacha, C. Clifton
- 04'pen.
Slashing
- 05'
🏒 D. Pastrnak2:2
assist: J. Peterka, P. Zacha · Power-play
- 07'pen.
Tripping
- 18'pen.
Holding
Overtime
- 00'
🏒 J. Kyrou3:2
assist: J. Chychrun, J. Chychrun · Power-play
Game leaders
Top performers in this game
Points (goals + assists)
- 12
- 22
- 32
- 42
- 52
- 61
Skaters
Each skater's contribution in this game
G = goals, A = assists, P = points (G + A), Pen. = penalties. Counted from match events; +/−, shots and time on ice are not available from the data source.
Washington Capitals
Boston Bruins
| Player | G | A | P | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Zacha | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Pastrnak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Geekie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Clifton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Peterka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| H. Lindholm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Aspirot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Goaltenders
Shots, saves and goals against
SOG = shots on goal, SV = saves, GA = goals against, SV% = SV / SOG, TOI = time on ice.
Washington Capitals
| Goaltender | SOG | SV | GA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thompson(W) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 90.9% |
Boston Bruins
| Goaltender | SOG | SV | GA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 35 | 32 | 3 | 91.4% |
Team stats
Both teams' numbers side by side
- 35Shots on goal22
- 20Saves32
- 90%Save %91%
- 28Faceoffs won35
- 6Penalty minutes6
- 3Penalties3
- 3Power-play goals1
- 100%Power play %33%
- 66%Penalty kill %0%
- 0Short-handed goals0
Teams in the table
Both teams' positions in the league table
Full table on the competition page. Form: recent matches, most recent on the right.
| # | Team | P | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | WWLLW | |
| 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | LWWWW |
Form
Team leaders
Each team's best players this season
Recent matches
Both teams' recent results in all competitions
H — home, A — away
Head to head
Previous meetings between the two teams
Only matches in our data source (usually recent seasons).
Washington Capitals 0 : 1 Boston Bruins
- 21.09.Full time · SOBoston Bruins
3:2
Washington Capitals