Final
BOS at WSH game report
Bruins
2–3
Capitals
Friday, September 25, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Capital One Arena
Capitals beat the Bruins 3–2 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing them 4.3–3.8 in expected goals and 15–14 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
WSHBOS
- 3Goals2
- 4.33Expected goals3.80
- 2.115-on-5 expected goals2.60
- 15High-danger chances14
- 35Shots on goal22
- 64Shot attempts50
- 455-on-5 shot attempts39
- 5:01Power-play time6:40
5-on-5 shares for WSH: 53.6% of shot attempts, 44.9% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
CapitalsBruinsCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Bruins shooting ←→ Capitals shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| WSH at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 48:30 | 45–39 | 2.11–2.60 | 0–1 |
| Power play | 5:01 | 19–11 | 2.22–1.21 | 3–1 |
| Shorthanded | 6:40 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:00 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as WSH–BOS. “Power play” means WSH had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman BOS | 32/35 | .914 | 4.33 | +1.33 |
| Logan Thompson WSH | 20/22 | .909 | 3.80 | +1.80 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Wilson WSH | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.91 |
| Morgan Geekie BOS | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.87 |
| JJ Peterka BOS | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 |
| David Pastrnak BOS | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.81 |
| Dylan Strome WSH | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois WSH | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Jordan Kyrou WSH | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.37 |
| Alex Tuch WSH | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.35 |
| Boone Jenner WSH | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.31 |
| Elias Lindholm BOS | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.26 |
Three stars
- ★J. KyrouWSH · 1G 0A
- ★★T. WilsonWSH · 1G 1A
- ★★★D. PastrnakBOS · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 18:04WSH D. Strome pp (from T. Wilson, P. Dubois)0–1
Period 2
- 01:39WSH T. Wilson pp (from P. Dubois, D. Strome)0–2
Period 3
- 03:40BOS M. Geekie (from P. Zacha, C. Clifton)1–2
- 05:56BOS D. Pastrnak pp (from J. Peterka, P. Zacha)2–2
Overtime
- 00:11WSH J. Kyrou pp (from J. Chychrun)2–3