Washington Capitals vs. Boston BruinsApr 1, 2025

FinalTuesday, Apr 1, 2025· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	0	2	4		WSH	11	6	15	32
BOS	0	2	1	3		BOS	4	9	11	24

: WSH 55BOS 58
: WSH 3.61BOS 2.77
PP goals: WSH 1BOS 1
Hits: WSH 17BOS 20
Blocks: WSH 15BOS 13
PIM: WSH 11BOS 9
: WSH 48%BOS 52%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Washington Capitals beat Boston Bruins 4–3 at BOS. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 2G 0A. BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Geekie, Mittelstadt and Lohrei) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:34 together.

Points
David Pastrnak had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 19:51.Pastrnak
Points
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:23.Ovechkin
Points
Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:59.Strome
Points
Morgan Geekie had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:57.Geekie
PP1
BOS's first power-play unit (Lindholm, Pastrnak, Geekie, Mittelstadt and Lohrei) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:34 together.Lindholm Pastrnak Geekie Mittelstadt Lohrei
PP1
WSH's first power-play unit (Ovechkin, Carlson, Wilson, Strome and Dubois) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 1:43 together.Ovechkin Carlson Wilson Strome Dubois
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New look for WSH: Strome–Protas–Leonard skated 11:01 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Strome Protas Leonard
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New look for BOS: Lettieri–Mittelstadt–Khusnutdinov skated 11:24 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lettieri Mittelstadt Khusnutdinov

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← WSH attacks left (bottom on phones)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →

BOS
WSH
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 113 of 113 attempts · BOS 58 · WSH 55

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
WSH
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS pressure
WSH pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: WSH 32% of the game, BOS 23%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

BOS

WSH

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	WSH	BOS
	58	56
	2.46	2.66
	2.40	2.55
	7	8
	0	0
	12	23
	+0.010	−0.010
	32%	23%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Washington Capitals

L1Strome – Protas – Leonard
11:0154% CF
L2Ovechkin – Wilson – Dubois
9:3647% CF
L3Eller – Mangiapane – Beauvillier
8:0453% CF
L4Dowd – Duhaime – McMichael
8:0056% CF
D1van Riemsdyk – Chychrun
14:5128% CF
D2Carlson – Sandin
10:4150% CF
D3McIlrath – Fehérváry
5:5456% CF

PP1Ovechkin – Carlson – Wilson – Strome – Dubois
1:43100% CF
PK1FDowd – Duhaime
2:30
PK2FWilson – Protas
2:00
PK1DCarlson – Fehérváry
2:39
PK2Dvan Riemsdyk – Sandin
1:51

Current WSH line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Pastrnak – Zacha – Geekie
12:5658% CF
L2Lettieri – Mittelstadt – Khusnutdinov
11:2450% CF
L3Lindholm – Lauko – Koepke
8:4953% CF
L4Brown – Viel – Beecher
6:3538% CF
D1Zadorov – Jokiharju
16:5654% CF
D2Wotherspoon – Peeke
15:2548% CF
D3Mitchell – Lohrei
13:0838% CF

PP1Lindholm – Pastrnak – Geekie – Mittelstadt – Lohrei
2:3450% CF
PP2Zacha – Lettieri – Jokiharju – Mitchell – Khusnutdinov
2:02100% CF
PK1FLindholm – Zacha
0:56
PK2FKoepke – Beecher
0:34
PK1DZadorov – Peeke
1:12
PK2DWotherspoon – Jokiharju
0:34

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Washington Capitals

WSH skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Aliaksei Protas L	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.44	0	0	0	17:01	—	—	57	48
Dylan Strome C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.57	0	1	0	16:59	—	—	50	45
Ryan Leonard R	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	14:14	—	—	47	43
Pierre-Luc Dubois C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.29	1	0	0	18:15	—	—	46	57
Tom Wilson R	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.44	3	1	0	17:56	—	—	50	57
Alex Ovechkin L	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.98	1	0	0	16:23	—	—	48	52
Anthony Beauvillier R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:34	—	—	48	33
Lars Eller C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	0	2	10:52	—	—	56	34
Andrew Mangiapane L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	9:59	—	—	53	34
Brandon Duhaime L	L4	0	1	1	-1	2	0.13	1	1	0	14:43	—	—	52	50
Connor McMichael L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	1	0	13:58	—	—	50	64
Nic Dowd C	L4	1	0	1	-1	3	0.22	0	1	0	13:47	—	—	52	55
Trevor van Riemsdyk D	D1	0	0	0	+2	0	0.00	0	4	0	21:39	—	—	36	50
Jakob Chychrun D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	2	20:53	—	—	30	22
John Carlson D	D2	0	1	1	-1	7	0.20	0	3	0	26:16	—	—	60	47
Rasmus Sandin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	1	0	0	21:09	—	—	54	45
Martin Fehérváry D	D3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.05	2	1	0	18:02	—	—	68	67
Dylan McIlrath D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	7	10:33	—	—	56	48

WSH goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Charlie Lindgren(start)	W	24	21	3	.875	2.77	60:00

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Morgan Geekie C	L1	0	2	2	0	1	0.10	0	0	0	20:57	—	—	54	63
David Pastrnak R	L1	2	0	2	0	6	0.51	0	0	4	19:51	—	—	58	72
Pavel Zacha C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.39	0	1	0	19:49	—	—	56	72
Casey Mittelstadt C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.12	1	0	0	19:05	—	—	45	57
Vinni Lettieri C	L2	1	0	1	+1	6	0.74	1	1	0	17:25	—	—	46	56
Marat Khusnutdinov C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.12	0	0	0	17:01	—	—	50	66
Elias Lindholm C	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.24	0	0	0	16:59	—	—	48	26
Jakub Lauko C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.07	4	0	0	12:50	—	—	48	42
Cole Koepke L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.13	2	0	0	12:17	—	—	55	40
John Beecher C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	0	1	0	9:55	—	—	42	44
Patrick Brown C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	9:21	—	—	39	18
Jeffrey Viel L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	5	7:31	—	—	47	14
Henri Jokiharju D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	3	1	0	22:51	—	—	55	36
Nikita Zadorov D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	4	1	0	20:07	—	—	61	60
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	20:04	—	—	49	56
Andrew Peeke D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	2	0	17:39	—	—	50	55
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	1	1	-1	0	0.05	0	2	0	18:13	—	—	48	46
Ian Mitchell D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	3	0	16:55	—	—	35	41

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	L	32	28	4	.875	2.94	58:18

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nic Dowd (WSH SH) 1st 13:32 · assists Brandon Duhaime · Odd-man rush · carried in · 2-on-1 at the blue line · 65.6 mph shot · 2.0 s from entry to goal.

Nic Dowd · 1st 13:32 · WSH SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 65.6 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Alex Ovechkin · 1st 15:43 · WSH PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 43.0 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Vinni Lettieri · 2nd 6:05 · BOS

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 32.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 7.1 s

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David Pastrnak · 2nd 17:12 · BOS PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 0
Shot: 69.6 mph
Distance: 50 ft
Type: one-timer

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Dylan Strome · 3rd 10:37 · WSH

Play: deflection
Passes: 3
Shot: 8.4 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Type: deflection

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Tom Wilson · 3rd 14:46 · WSH

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 22.3 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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David Pastrnak · 3rd 15:13 · BOS

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 57.2 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 6.4 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Washington Capitals vs. Boston BruinsApr 1, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Washington Capitals edge Boston Bruins 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

Goal anatomy

Nic Dowd · 1st 13:32 · WSH SH

Alex Ovechkin · 1st 15:43 · WSH PP

Vinni Lettieri · 2nd 6:05 · BOS

David Pastrnak · 2nd 17:12 · BOS PP

Dylan Strome · 3rd 10:37 · WSH

Tom Wilson · 3rd 14:46 · WSH

David Pastrnak · 3rd 15:13 · BOS