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September 20, 2026 · Final / SO

Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins: Final Score & Box Score

Boston Bruins beat Washington Capitals 3–2 in a shootout on September 20, 2026 (preseason) at TD Garden.

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Preseason · September 20, 2026 · Final / SO

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Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins Game Summary

Final / SO
DateSeptember 20, 2026
Your time5:00 PM ET
TV / broadcastNHLN, NESNplus, MNMT2
ArenaTD Garden

Game Highlights and Recap

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NHL Box Score and Game Stats

Follow every goal, compare the teams and see how each player performed. Open a section below for the full breakdown.

G: goals · A: assists · P: points · SOG: shots on goal · PIM: penalty minutes · TOI: time on ice · +/−: plus/minus. A dash means not listed. Period times count up from the start of each period. Parentheses beside scorers and assists show their preseason totals through this game. Shootout goals do not count toward a player's goal total.

Score by Period

PeriodWSHBOS
110
201
311
OT00
SO01
Final23

Shots on Goal by Period

PeriodWSHBOS
177
2512
31210
OT81
SO00

Team Stats

StatisticWSHBOS
Shots on goal3230
Faceoff win %48.0%52.0%
Faceoffs won / taken24/5026/50
Power plays (goals/opportunities)0/71/6
Power-play %0.0%16.7%
Penalty minutes1416
Hits3623
Blocked Shots1617
Giveaways158
Takeaways43

Scoring Summary

PeriodTimeTeamScorerAssistsSituationShotWSH–BOS
108:48WSHJonny Brodzinski (1)Ivan Miroshnichenko (1), Josh Dunne (1)Even strengthSnap shot1–0
215:32BOSJake Schmaltz (1)Riley Duran (1)Power playWrist shot1–1
305:34WSHIvan Miroshnichenko (1)UnassistedEven strengthDeflection2–1
318:17BOSCharlie McAvoy (1)Fraser Minten (1), Matthew Poitras (1)Even strengthSlap shot2–2
SO—BOSJames Hagens—Shootout winnerBackhand2–3

Penalties

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PeriodTimeTeamPlayerPenaltyMinutesTypeDrawn byServed by
106:44BOSJordan HarrisTripping2MinorIvan Miroshnichenko—
106:44BOSJoey AbateTripping2MinorIvan Miroshnichenko—
109:59WSHLynden LakovicIllegal equipment2Minor——
119:46WSHVincent DesharnaisInterference2MinorCharlie McAvoy—
213:32WSHJonny BrodzinskiHooking2MinorMark Kastelic—
216:14BOSSean KuralyHolding2MinorJakob Chychrun—
218:48WSHMatt RoyRoughing2MinorSean Kuraly—
218:48BOSSean KuralyRoughing2MinorMatt Roy—
303:30BOSCharlie McAvoyHolding2MinorJonny Brodzinski—
306:58WSHJustin HollHooking2MinorMark Kastelic—
308:07WSHBoone JennerTripping2MinorCharlie McAvoy—
313:24WSHDylan McIlrathHooking2MinorMarat Khusnutdinov—
314:40BOSCharlie McAvoyInterference2MinorJosh Dunne—
318:48BOSJonathan AspirotDelaying game puck over glass2Minor——
OT01:44BOSMatthew PoitrasHooking2MinorCole Hutson—

WSH Skater Stats

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PlayerNo.PositionGAP+/−SOGHitsBlocksPIMTOI
Lynden Lakovic14Left wing0000140210:34
Boone Jenner22Center0000323218:56
Justin Sourdif34Center0000100022:34
Josh Dunne40Center0111011009:49
Tom Wilson43Right wing000-1311023:17
Ivan Miroshnichenko63Left wing1122630013:52
Petr Sikora66Center0000000008:30
Anthony Beauvillier72Right wing0000222016:34
Jonny Brodzinski76Center1012210212:43
Pierre-Luc Dubois80Center0000200018:18
Bogdan Trineyev87Right wing0000310013:03
Alex Tuch89Right wing0000110020:10
Matt Roy3Defense000-1491221:10
Justin Holl4Defense0000011215:18
Jakob Chychrun6Defense0001102026:46
Cole Hutson44Defense0001221022:49
Dylan McIlrath52Defense0000133213:41
Vincent Desharnais73Defense0000051218:19

WSH Faceoffs and Puck Possession

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PlayerShiftsGiveawaysTakeawaysPower-play goalsFaceoff win %
Lynden Lakovic12110—
Boone Jenner1900020.0%
Justin Sourdif2100038.5%
Josh Dunne1510055.6%
Tom Wilson201000.0%
Ivan Miroshnichenko14000—
Petr Sikora1010025.0%
Anthony Beauvillier190000.0%
Jonny Brodzinski13000100.0%
Pierre-Luc Dubois1810066.7%
Bogdan Trineyev16110—
Alex Tuch21100100.0%
Matt Roy24000—
Justin Holl19000—
Jakob Chychrun21100—
Cole Hutson23310—
Dylan McIlrath17100—
Vincent Desharnais21010—

WSH Goalie Stats

GoalieNo.SavesShots facedGoals allowedSave %TOIResult
Logan Thompson482830293.3%64:37OT loss
Mitchell Gibson780000.0%00:00—

WSH Goalie Saves by Situation

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GoalieSituationSaves / shots facedGoals allowed
Logan ThompsonEven strength17/181
Logan ThompsonOpponent on power play8/91
Logan ThompsonOpponent short-handed3/30
Mitchell GibsonEven strength0/00
Mitchell GibsonOpponent on power play0/00
Mitchell GibsonOpponent short-handed0/00

BOS Skater Stats

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PlayerNo.PositionGAP+/−SOGHitsBlocksPIMTOI
Alex Steeves21Center0001010018:14
James Hagens44Center0001301020:04
Mark Kastelic47Center0000352015:06
Matthew Poitras51Center0111401216:42
Sean Kuraly52Center000-1013415:36
Joey Abate53Left wing000-1140209:24
Riley Duran62Center011-1021011:24
Attilio Biasca71Center0000000011:07
Lukas Reichel76Left wing0000300012:47
Jake Schmaltz82Left wing101-1102009:46
Marat Khusnutdinov92Center0001410018:17
Fraser Minten93Center0111310021:40
Mason Lohrei6Defense000-1113020:06
Henri Jokiharju20Defense000-1111020:42
Frederic Brunet42Defense0000031021:45
Jordan Harris43Defense000-2210216:25
Jonathan Aspirot45Defense000-1121217:01
Charlie McAvoy73Defense1010301428:35

BOS Faceoffs and Puck Possession

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PlayerShiftsGiveawaysTakeawaysPower-play goalsFaceoff win %
Alex Steeves19000—
James Hagens19100—
Mark Kastelic2001062.5%
Matthew Poitras2000060.0%
Sean Kuraly1900037.5%
Joey Abate14100—
Riley Duran16000100.0%
Attilio Biasca16000—
Lukas Reichel170000.0%
Jake Schmaltz1600133.3%
Marat Khusnutdinov19100100.0%
Fraser Minten2201054.5%
Mason Lohrei21000—
Henri Jokiharju20000—
Frederic Brunet24000—
Jordan Harris18100—
Jonathan Aspirot21000—
Charlie McAvoy28410—

BOS Goalie Stats

GoalieNo.SavesShots facedGoals allowedSave %TOIResult
Michael DiPietro303032293.8%64:19Win
Jiri Patera310000.0%00:00—

BOS Goalie Saves by Situation

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GoalieSituationSaves / shots facedGoals allowed
Michael DiPietroEven strength13/152
Michael DiPietroOpponent on power play16/160
Michael DiPietroOpponent short-handed1/10
Jiri PateraEven strength0/00
Jiri PateraOpponent on power play0/00
Jiri PateraOpponent short-handed0/00

Three Stars

StarPlayerTeamGAPSave %
1Michael DiPietroBOS———93.8%
2Charlie McAvoyBOS101—
3Logan ThompsonWSH———93.3%

Officials and Coaches

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RoleNameNo.
RefereeChris Rooney5
RefereeAustin Rook48
LinespersonAndrew Smith51
LinespersonOnni Hautamaki62
WSH head coachSpencer Carbery—
BOS head coachMarco Sturm—

Game Rosters

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TeamNo.PlayerPosition
BOS21Alex SteevesCenter
BOS71Attilio BiascaCenter
BOS73Charlie McAvoyDefense
BOS93Fraser MintenCenter
BOS42Frederic BrunetDefense
BOS20Henri JokiharjuDefense
BOS82Jake SchmaltzLeft wing
BOS44James HagensCenter
BOS31Jiri PateraGoalie
BOS53Joey AbateLeft wing
BOS45Jonathan AspirotDefense
BOS43Jordan HarrisDefense
BOS76Lukas ReichelLeft wing
BOS92Marat KhusnutdinovCenter
BOS47Mark KastelicCenter
BOS6Mason LohreiDefense
BOS51Matthew PoitrasCenter
BOS30Michael DiPietroGoalie
BOS62Riley DuranCenter
BOS52Sean KuralyCenter
WSH89Alex TuchRight wing
WSH72Anthony BeauvillierRight wing
WSH87Bogdan TrineyevRight wing
WSH22Boone JennerCenter
WSH44Cole HutsonDefense
WSH52Dylan McIlrathDefense
WSH63Ivan MiroshnichenkoLeft wing
WSH6Jakob ChychrunDefense
WSH76Jonny BrodzinskiCenter
WSH40Josh DunneCenter
WSH4Justin HollDefense
WSH34Justin SourdifCenter
WSH48Logan ThompsonGoalie
WSH14Lynden LakovicLeft wing
WSH3Matt RoyDefense
WSH78Mitchell GibsonGoalie
WSH66Petr SikoraCenter
WSH80Pierre-Luc DuboisCenter
WSH43Tom WilsonRight wing
WSH73Vincent DesharnaisDefense

Shootout Attempts

AttemptTeamShooterGoalieResultShot
1WSHAlex TuchMichael DiPietroSavedWrist shot
2BOSJames HagensLogan ThompsonGoalBackhand
3WSHPierre-Luc DuboisMichael DiPietroMissedWrist shot
4BOSLukas ReichelLogan ThompsonSavedBackhand
5WSHAnthony BeauvillierMichael DiPietroSavedWrist shot

Play-by-Play

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Events 1–50 of 343 · Page 1 of 7

PeriodTimeTeamEventWhat happened
100:00—Period startPeriod start
100:00BOSFaceoffMatthew Poitras wins faceoff against Justin Sourdif
100:30BOSShot on goalJames Hagens · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson
101:00WSHShot on goalJakob Chychrun · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro
101:25WSHMissed shotJonny Brodzinski · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide left
101:28WSHMissed shotIvan Miroshnichenko · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide left
101:55—StoppageIcing
101:55BOSFaceoffSean Kuraly wins faceoff against Josh Dunne
102:53BOSShot on goalHenri Jokiharju · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson
102:55—StoppageGoalie freezes the puck
102:55BOSFaceoffMatthew Poitras wins faceoff against Boone Jenner
102:57BOSShot on goalLukas Reichel · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson
103:10WSHBlocked shotMatt Roy · — · Blocked by Matthew Poitras · Blocked
103:27WSHMissed shotAnthony Beauvillier · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide right
103:32WSHMissed shotBoone Jenner · Wrist shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide left
104:04WSHHitJustin Holl hits Marat Khusnutdinov
104:33BOSHitMason Lohrei hits Justin Holl
104:43—StoppageHand pass
104:43WSHFaceoffJosh Dunne wins faceoff against Sean Kuraly
104:58WSHHitJonny Brodzinski hits Frederic Brunet
105:00BOSHitMark Kastelic hits Josh Dunne
105:04WSHHitIvan Miroshnichenko hits Alex Steeves
105:13BOSGiveawayCharlie McAvoy
105:15WSHGiveawayCole Hutson
105:19—StoppageIcing
105:19BOSFaceoffMark Kastelic wins faceoff against Petr Sikora
105:39WSHHitMatt Roy hits Mark Kastelic
105:48BOSMissed shotJoey Abate · Wrist shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide left
106:30BOSDelayed penaltyDelayed penalty
106:44BOSPenaltyJordan Harris · Tripping · 2 min · Drawn by Ivan Miroshnichenko
106:44BOSPenaltyJoey Abate · Tripping · 2 min · Drawn by Ivan Miroshnichenko
106:44—StoppageTV timeout · TV timeout
106:44WSHFaceoffPierre-Luc Dubois wins faceoff against Mark Kastelic
107:04BOSGiveawayCharlie McAvoy
107:22WSHMissed shotPierre-Luc Dubois · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide right
107:33WSHBlocked shotAlex Tuch · — · Blocked by Mark Kastelic · Blocked
107:48WSHMissed shotPierre-Luc Dubois · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide left
107:57WSHMissed shotTom Wilson · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide left
108:03WSHMissed shotPierre-Luc Dubois · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide right
108:23WSHShot on goalTom Wilson · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro
108:25WSHMissed shotJonny Brodzinski · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide right
108:31WSHShot on goalIvan Miroshnichenko · Slap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro
108:37WSHBlocked shotIvan Miroshnichenko · — · Blocked by Henri Jokiharju · Blocked
108:38—StoppagePuck into the netting
108:38WSHFaceoffJosh Dunne wins faceoff against Sean Kuraly
108:40WSHShot on goalIvan Miroshnichenko · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro
108:48WSHGoalJonny Brodzinski scores (Snap shot) · Score: 1–0 (away–home) · Assist: Ivan Miroshnichenko · Assist: Josh Dunne · Goalie: Michael DiPietro
108:48BOSFaceoffFraser Minten wins faceoff against Josh Dunne
109:08WSHShot on goalIvan Miroshnichenko · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro
109:28WSHTakeawayLynden Lakovic

Shot Map

See where goals, saved shots and misses happened. Teams switch ends between periods. Shootout attempts are listed separately above.

● Red: goal · ● Blue: saved shot · ○ Gray: miss. Select a marker for the player and play.

BOS · Period 1 · 00:30 · Shot on goal · James Hagens · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 1 · 01:00 · Shot on goal · Jakob Chychrun · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 1 · 01:25 · Missed shot · Jonny Brodzinski · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftWSH · Period 1 · 01:28 · Missed shot · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftBOS · Period 1 · 02:53 · Shot on goal · Henri Jokiharju · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 1 · 02:57 · Shot on goal · Lukas Reichel · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 1 · 03:27 · Missed shot · Anthony Beauvillier · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightWSH · Period 1 · 03:32 · Missed shot · Boone Jenner · Wrist shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftBOS · Period 1 · 05:48 · Missed shot · Joey Abate · Wrist shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide leftWSH · Period 1 · 07:22 · Missed shot · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightWSH · Period 1 · 07:48 · Missed shot · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftWSH · Period 1 · 07:57 · Missed shot · Tom Wilson · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftWSH · Period 1 · 08:03 · Missed shot · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightWSH · Period 1 · 08:23 · Shot on goal · Tom Wilson · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 1 · 08:25 · Missed shot · Jonny Brodzinski · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightWSH · Period 1 · 08:31 · Shot on goal · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Slap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 1 · 08:40 · Shot on goal · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 1 · 08:48 · Goal · Jonny Brodzinski scores (Snap shot) · Score: 1–0 (away–home) · Assist: Ivan Miroshnichenko · Assist: Josh Dunne · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 1 · 09:08 · Shot on goal · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroBOS · Period 1 · 10:33 · Shot on goal · Charlie McAvoy · Slap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 1 · 10:51 · Shot on goal · Fraser Minten · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 1 · 11:37 · Missed shot · Mason Lohrei · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · ShortWSH · Period 1 · 11:44 · Missed shot · Tom Wilson · Wrist shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightBOS · Period 1 · 12:17 · Missed shot · Henri Jokiharju · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Above crossbarWSH · Period 1 · 12:37 · Missed shot · Jonny Brodzinski · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · High and wide leftWSH · Period 1 · 13:04 · Missed shot · Josh Dunne · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · ShortWSH · Period 1 · 14:07 · Missed shot · Lynden Lakovic · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftWSH · Period 1 · 15:36 · Shot on goal · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroBOS · Period 1 · 16:45 · Missed shot · Alex Steeves · Backhand · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide rightBOS · Period 1 · 17:43 · Shot on goal · Marat Khusnutdinov · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 1 · 18:09 · Shot on goal · Matthew Poitras · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 2 · 00:02 · Shot on goal · Matt Roy · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroBOS · Period 2 · 00:46 · Shot on goal · James Hagens · Tip-in · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 01:03 · Missed shot · Fraser Minten · Wrist shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide rightBOS · Period 2 · 01:51 · Shot on goal · Matthew Poitras · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 2 · 06:38 · Shot on goal · Boone Jenner · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 2 · 06:39 · Missed shot · Anthony Beauvillier · Backhand · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftBOS · Period 2 · 08:07 · Shot on goal · Jordan Harris · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 2 · 08:31 · Missed shot · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · High and wide rightWSH · Period 2 · 09:01 · Shot on goal · Dylan McIlrath · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroBOS · Period 2 · 09:20 · Shot on goal · Charlie McAvoy · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 10:57 · Missed shot · Henri Jokiharju · Slap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide leftBOS · Period 2 · 11:57 · Shot on goal · Marat Khusnutdinov · Tip-in · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 12:34 · Missed shot · Matthew Poitras · Tip-in · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide leftBOS · Period 2 · 12:38 · Shot on goal · Lukas Reichel · Wrist shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 12:52 · Shot on goal · Lukas Reichel · Wrist shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 15:25 · Shot on goal · Mason Lohrei · Slap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 15:32 · Goal · Jake Schmaltz scores (Wrist shot) · Score: 1–1 (away–home) · Assist: Riley Duran · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 2 · 17:20 · Shot on goal · Justin Sourdif · Wrist shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 2 · 17:30 · Missed shot · Boone Jenner · Backhand · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Hit right postWSH · Period 2 · 17:41 · Missed shot · Cole Hutson · Wrist shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · ShortWSH · Period 2 · 18:09 · Shot on goal · Cole Hutson · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroBOS · Period 2 · 18:33 · Shot on goal · Jordan Harris · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 18:42 · Shot on goal · Joey Abate · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 2 · 18:44 · Shot on goal · Mark Kastelic · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 00:24 · Missed shot · Fraser Minten · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide leftBOS · Period 3 · 01:42 · Shot on goal · Matthew Poitras · Deflection · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 3 · 02:48 · Shot on goal · Lynden Lakovic · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 03:27 · Shot on goal · Jonny Brodzinski · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 04:42 · Missed shot · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · ShortWSH · Period 3 · 04:54 · Shot on goal · Boone Jenner · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 04:55 · Shot on goal · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 05:26 · Shot on goal · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Wrist shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 05:29 · Shot on goal · Boone Jenner · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 05:34 · Goal · Ivan Miroshnichenko scores (Deflection) · Score: 2–1 (away–home) · Goalie: Michael DiPietroBOS · Period 3 · 08:54 · Shot on goal · Marat Khusnutdinov · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 09:02 · Shot on goal · James Hagens · Slap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 09:09 · Shot on goal · Fraser Minten · Deflection · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 09:59 · Shot on goal · Matthew Poitras · Wrist shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 10:11 · Missed shot · Mason Lohrei · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Above crossbarBOS · Period 3 · 10:59 · Shot on goal · Jonathan Aspirot · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 3 · 11:12 · Shot on goal · Bogdan Trineyev · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 11:13 · Shot on goal · Bogdan Trineyev · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 11:24 · Shot on goal · Bogdan Trineyev · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 11:34 · Missed shot · Cole Hutson · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Hit crossbarWSH · Period 3 · 12:14 · Missed shot · Jakob Chychrun · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Above crossbarBOS · Period 3 · 15:26 · Shot on goal · Fraser Minten · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 16:12 · Shot on goal · Mark Kastelic · Backhand · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 17:38 · Missed shot · Alex Steeves · Tip-in · Goalie: Logan Thompson · Wide rightBOS · Period 3 · 18:12 · Shot on goal · Marat Khusnutdinov · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonBOS · Period 3 · 18:17 · Goal · Charlie McAvoy scores (Slap shot) · Score: 2–2 (away–home) · Assist: Fraser Minten · Assist: Matthew Poitras · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period 3 · 18:41 · Missed shot · Boone Jenner · Backhand · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightWSH · Period 3 · 19:15 · Shot on goal · Anthony Beauvillier · Slap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period 3 · 19:49 · Shot on goal · Anthony Beauvillier · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietroBOS · Period OT · 00:25 · Shot on goal · Mark Kastelic · Snap shot · Goalie: Logan ThompsonWSH · Period OT · 00:57 · Shot on goal · Matt Roy · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period OT · 01:38 · Shot on goal · Matt Roy · Slap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period OT · 02:10 · Shot on goal · Cole Hutson · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period OT · 02:19 · Missed shot · Ivan Miroshnichenko · Slap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightWSH · Period OT · 02:53 · Shot on goal · Tom Wilson · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period OT · 02:54 · Shot on goal · Tom Wilson · Backhand · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period OT · 03:00 · Shot on goal · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period OT · 03:10 · Shot on goal · Alex Tuch · Slap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietroWSH · Period OT · 03:41 · Missed shot · Jakob Chychrun · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide rightWSH · Period OT · 04:31 · Missed shot · Anthony Beauvillier · Tip-in · Goalie: Michael DiPietro · Wide leftWSH · Period OT · 04:38 · Shot on goal · Matt Roy · Snap shot · Goalie: Michael DiPietro

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