The Bruins finally played a full 60-minute game and they beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 this afternoon.
In the first period, Milan Lucic scored his 19th goal of the season. Later, Brad Marchand scored his 19th goal of the season. Capitals Matt Hendricks got into a short fight with Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid not too long after the second goal. Hendricks made sure to get in tight on McQuaid but McQuaid got in a few punches before they both went down to the ice.
In the second period, no scoring happened.
In the third period, Tyler Seguin scored his 20th goal of the season to make it 3-0 Bruins. Later, Capitals Marcus Johansson would get credit for a goal as a pass went off of Dennis Seidenberg and into the net, making it 3-1. Rich Peverley later added an empty-net goal to finish the game 4-1.
Game notes
The Bruins led the game in faceoff wins 43-24. The Capitals led the game in shots 36-29 and blocked shots 27-11. Both teams had 18 hits apiece.
The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power-play, while the Capitals went 0-for-1.
Zach Hamill was scratched and Jordan Caron was in the lineup for the Bruins.
Tim Thomas made 35 saves on 36 shots. Thomas is now 22-10-0 with a 2.11 GAA and a .934 save percentage this season.
Patrice Bergeron had 2 assists, was +3, and went 15-9 in the faceoff circle.
Brad Marchand and Rich Peverley both had 1 goal and 1 assist.
Tyler Seguin led the Bruins with 5 shots.
Johnny Boychuk led the Bruins with 4 hits.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 33-16-2 with 68 points (1st place in the Northeast Division and 2nd place in the Eastern Conference). The Bruins next game is on Wednesday at the Buffalo Sabres, at 7:30pm ET.
In the first period, Milan Lucic scored his 19th goal of the season. Later, Brad Marchand scored his 19th goal of the season. Capitals Matt Hendricks got into a short fight with Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid not too long after the second goal. Hendricks made sure to get in tight on McQuaid but McQuaid got in a few punches before they both went down to the ice.
In the second period, no scoring happened.
In the third period, Tyler Seguin scored his 20th goal of the season to make it 3-0 Bruins. Later, Capitals Marcus Johansson would get credit for a goal as a pass went off of Dennis Seidenberg and into the net, making it 3-1. Rich Peverley later added an empty-net goal to finish the game 4-1.
Game notes
The Bruins led the game in faceoff wins 43-24. The Capitals led the game in shots 36-29 and blocked shots 27-11. Both teams had 18 hits apiece.
The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power-play, while the Capitals went 0-for-1.
Zach Hamill was scratched and Jordan Caron was in the lineup for the Bruins.
Tim Thomas made 35 saves on 36 shots. Thomas is now 22-10-0 with a 2.11 GAA and a .934 save percentage this season.
Patrice Bergeron had 2 assists, was +3, and went 15-9 in the faceoff circle.
Brad Marchand and Rich Peverley both had 1 goal and 1 assist.
Tyler Seguin led the Bruins with 5 shots.
Johnny Boychuk led the Bruins with 4 hits.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 33-16-2 with 68 points (1st place in the Northeast Division and 2nd place in the Eastern Conference). The Bruins next game is on Wednesday at the Buffalo Sabres, at 7:30pm ET.
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