BOSTON, MA - APRIL 25: The Boston Bruins salute the fans after Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on April 25, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Washington Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins 2-1 in overtime. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Congrats to the Bruins and Capitals on a great series and possibly a renewed mini-rivalry (I call it mini because it's no where near Montreal or some other teams) since the Byron Dafoe-Olaf Kolzig days. But the Capitals played better and they showed it in the games they won, so hats off to them. It'll be a long wait until hockey starts back up for the Bruins and the Bruins have a lot to do in the offseason with soon-to-be free agents and possibly bringing in new players. Here's the game summary of Game 7.
Quick game summary
In the first period, Matt Hendricks scored to make it 1-0 Capitals.
In the second period, Tyler Seguin scored his 2nd goal of the playoffs to tie the game 1-1.
In the third period, no scoring happened.
In overtime, Joel Ward scored the game winner, final score 2-1.
Tim Thomas made 25 saves on 27 shots. Thomas' playoff stats this year add up to: 3-4 with a 2.14 GAA and a .923 save percentage.
Game notes
Claude Julien decided to keep the same lineup as Game 6, with Joe Corvo and Shawn Thornton out, and Mike Mottau and Jordan Caron in.
The Bruins led the game in shots 32-27 and hits 36-23. The Capitals led the game in faceoff wins 32-27 and blocked shots 18-12.
The Bruins went 0-for-3 on the power-play while the Capitals went 0-for-1.
Tyler Seguin led the Bruins with 7 shots.
Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 5 blocked shots, including two on a Capitals power-play with no stick as he blocked two Alex Ovechkin shots in a row.
Milan Lucic and Johnny Boychuk led the Bruins with 5 hits each.
Postgame interview videos with Bruins players
Zdeno Chara
Milan Lucic
Patrice Bergeron
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