Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins

Mar 29, 2012 · TD Garden

Team	Goals	Shots
Washington Capitals	3	23
Boston Bruins	2	28

Decided in a shootout.

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
3rd Period
07:59	WSH	Dennis Wideman (1)	Marcus Johansson (1), Alex Ovechkin (1)	1 - 0
09:54	WSH	Marcus Johansson (1)	Alex Ovechkin (2)	2 - 0
16:50	BOS	David Krejci (1)	Zdeno Chara (1), Milan Lucic (1)	2 - 1
18:44	BOS	Andrew Ference (1)	David Krejci (1)	2 - 2
Shootout
	WSH	Brooks Laich	Shootout winner	4 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
14:00	WSH	Jason Chimera	Charging	5
14:00	WSH	Jason Chimera	Game misconduct	10
2nd Period
11:08	BOS	David Krejci	High sticking	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Washington Capitals	46	36	23	2	1.6	40.4
Boston Bruins	65	45	28	2	1.9	59.6

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Boston Bruins had taken more, and below it and blue while Washington Capitals had.

Expected goals

Washington Capitals: 1.6 expected, 2 scored · Boston Bruins: 1.9 expected, 2 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Washington Capitals

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Mike Knuble · Matt Hendricks · Jay Beagle	11:18	22.2	28.6	0-1
Brooks Laich · Alex Ovechkin · Marcus Johansson	9:05	26.3	37.4	1-0
Keith Aucoin · Troy Brouwer · Cody Eakin	5:28	62.5	47.2	0-0
Keith Aucoin · Alexander Semin · Troy Brouwer	3:33	50.0	53.8	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Dennis Wideman · Karl Alzner	17:29	27.6	41.3	2-1
Roman Hamrlik · Mike Green	17:13	40.0	59.5	0-0
John Carlson · Dmitry Orlov	9:57	55.6	52.5	0-1

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
90	Marcus Johansson	L	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	19:47	0.08	11-16	0.37-0.28
8	Alex Ovechkin	L	0	2	2	2	0	5	2	23:32	0.54	15-23	0.63-0.48
6	Dennis Wideman	D	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	26:07	0.05	11-21	0.39-0.43
9	Mike Knuble	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	16:30		10-15	0.34-0.48
9	Dmitry Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	14:08	0.02	15-13	0.38-0.47
13	Alexander Semin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	17:41	0.23	10-16	0.33-0.37
15	Matt Hendricks	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	16:18	0.16	6-16	0.21-0.50
15	Keith Aucoin	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16:28		15-11	0.33-0.12
20	Jason Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	02:54		2-0	0.03-0.00
20	Cody Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	07:52	0.05	6-9	0.08-0.14
25	Brooks Laich	C	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	19:44	0.14	9-18	0.24-0.38
27	Mike Green	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	24:54	0.04	13-21	0.41-0.50
27	Karl Alzner	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	23:27	0.02	9-22	0.32-0.43
36	Troy Brouwer	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	19:24	0.14	13-11	0.23-0.14
40	Roman Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	24:16	0.06	12-17	0.40-0.27
74	John Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	15:08	0.11	12-12	0.30-0.28
83	Jay Beagle	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	15:48		7-16	0.37-0.49
85	Mathieu Perreault	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:02		4-8	0.15-0.20

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Michal Neuvirth	W	21	19	2	46:35	0.89	-1.11
92	Tomas Vokoun		7	7	0	18:25	0.98	+0.98

Boston Bruins

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Brian Rolston · Chris Kelly · Benoit Pouliot	11:43	50.0	44.7	0-0
David Krejci · Milan Lucic · Tyler Seguin	11:12	61.9	61.4	0-1
Patrice Bergeron · Rich Peverley · Brad Marchand	9:28	71.4	59.1	0-1
Shawn Thornton · Gregory Campbell · Jordan Caron	7:45	60.0	68.4	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Zdeno Chara · Johnny Boychuk	10:57	57.1	53.8	0-1
Joe Corvo · Greg Zanon	8:20	58.3	63.0	0-0
Greg Zanon · Johnny Boychuk	5:04	50.0	64.0	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
46	David Krejci	C	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	19:12	0.06	17-10	0.60-0.37
21	Andrew Ference	D	1	0	1	1	0	3	1	25:26	0.14	23-12	0.38-0.51
17	Milan Lucic	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	17:35	0.17	17-10	0.55-0.37
33	Zdeno Chara	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	3	29:30	0.11	24-17	0.57-0.64
4	Greg Zanon	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	21:59	0.15	19-13	0.54-0.23
9	Gregory Campbell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:00	0.17	8-8	0.15-0.26
12	Brian Rolston	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16:58	0.21	10-12	0.21-0.28
17	Rich Peverley	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:57		18-10	0.31-0.29
22	Shawn Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	08:41	0.02	7-5	0.13-0.09
22	Chris Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	15:52	0.11	11-11	0.23-0.30
33	Jordan Caron	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	10:42	0.06	6-8	0.13-0.27
37	Patrice Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	19:19	0.24	18-7	0.23-0.17
54	Adam McQuaid	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	05:18		5-2	0.04-0.00
55	Johnny Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	24:23	0.05	22-18	0.49-0.54
63	Brad Marchand	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	19:26	0.11	18-8	0.27-0.20
67	Benoit Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	13:45	0.05	11-10	0.23-0.26
77	Joe Corvo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20:03	0.02	13-10	0.36-0.29
91	Tyler Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	19:57	0.23	18-9	0.54-0.45

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Tim Thomas	OTL	23	21	2	65:00	1.63	-0.37