Washington Capitals vs Boston Bruins

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NHL

WSH Team page

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BOS Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueTD Garden

WSH 45%

BOS 55%

Boston gets a cautious home-ice lean in this preseason matchup. The Bruins went 29-12 at home last regular season, while Washington was 18-23 on the road, a meaningful venue contrast. Boston also owned the stronger offense and special teams profile, averaging 3.27 goals per game with a 23.4% power play, compared with Washington’s 3.18 goals and 17.8% power play. Washington’s defense was better by several measures, including a 2.90 goals-against average and 28.1 shots allowed per game versus Boston’s 3.01 and 29.7. That keeps the game close, but Boston’s home results and special-teams edge give the Bruins the preferred full-game outcome. Patrick Thomas being listed out is a modest additional negative for Washington.

Team Form

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Washington Capitals

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Boston Bruins

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Key Stats

2025–26 season · Team stats · Previous season

Washington Capitals

3.18

GOALS/G

2.90

GA/G

28.0

SHOTS/G

11.3

SHOOTING %

.903

SAVE %

PP GOALS

28.1

SA/G

49.3

FACEOFF %

Boston Bruins

3.27

GOALS/G

3.01

GA/G

27.0

SHOTS/G

12.1

SHOOTING %

.903

SAVE %

PP GOALS

29.7

SA/G

53.1

FACEOFF %

Key Players

Washington Capitals

.912Save Percentage

Boston Bruins

100Points

.908Save Percentage

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	P1	P2	P3	OT	OT2	Total
WSH	1	0	1	0	0	2
BOS	0	1	1	0	1	3

Team stats

WSH Stat BOS

16 BS 18

36 HT 23

4 TK 3

31 S 30

0 PPG 1

7 PPO 6

0.0 PCT 16.7

0 SHG 0

0 SOG 0

24 FW 26

48.0 FO% 52.0

15 GV 8

7 PN 8

14 PIM 16

WSH

Washington Capitals

Defenses

Washington Capitals Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jakob Chychrun D	2	0	0	1	27:30	6:10	2:01	19:19	22	1	2	1	0	0
Vincent Desharnais D	1	5	1	0	18:19	0:06	5:14	12:59	21	0	0	0	1	2
Justin Holl D	1	1	0	0	15:18	0:00	4:36	10:42	19	0	0	0	1	2
Cole Hutson D	1	2	1	1	22:14	4:56	0:21	16:57	22	2	2	3	0	0
Dylan McIlrath D	3	3	0	0	13:41	0:09	2:48	10:44	17	1	0	1	1	2
Matt Roy D	1	9	0	-1	20:13	0:18	6:12	13:43	23	3	0	0	1	2

Forwards

Washington Capitals Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Anthony Beauvillier LW	2	2	0	0	16:33	4:24	2:03	10:06	19	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Jonny Brodzinski C	0	1	0	2	12:43	4:01	0:07	8:35	13	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	100.0	0	1	2
Pierre-Luc Dubois LW	0	0	0	0	18:23	6:39	0:07	11:37	18	0	0	0	2	3	10	5	66.7	1	0	0
Josh Dunne C	1	1	0	1	9:49	0:06	1:01	8:42	15	0	0	1	0	1	5	4	55.6	1	0	0
Boone Jenner C	3	2	0	0	18:56	4:18	4:51	9:47	19	0	0	0	3	3	1	4	20.0	0	1	2
Lynden Lakovic LW	0	4	1	0	10:34	0:00	0:00	10:34	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Ivan Miroshnichenko LW	0	3	0	2	13:52	4:54	0:00	8:58	14	1	1	1	6	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Petr Sikora C	0	0	0	0	8:30	0:00	0:00	8:30	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	25.0	1	0	0
Justin Sourdif RW	0	0	0	0	22:34	3:14	5:33	13:47	21	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	38.5	0	0	0
Bogdan Trineyev RW	0	1	1	0	13:03	0:00	1:41	11:22	16	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Alex Tuch RW	0	1	0	0	20:20	6:19	2:08	11:53	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	100.0	1	0	0
Tom Wilson RW	1	1	0	-1	23:51	7:58	2:06	13:47	20	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	0.0	1	0	0

Goalies

Washington Capitals Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Logan Thompson G	2	30	0	0	28	.933	17	8	3	64:37	0	0

BOS

Boston Bruins

Defenses

Boston Bruins Defenses
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	S	SM	GV	PN	PIM
Jonathan Aspirot D	1	2	0	-1	17:01	0:00	6:05	10:56	21	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Frederic Brunet D	1	3	0	0	21:45	0:05	4:35	17:05	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Harris D	0	1	0	-2	16:25	0:06	0:17	16:02	18	0	0	2	0	1	1	2
Henri Jokiharju D	1	1	0	-1	20:42	4:04	2:06	14:32	20	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Mason Lohrei D	3	1	0	-1	20:06	3:51	4:05	12:10	21	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
Charlie McAvoy D	2	0	1	0	28:35	6:31	5:25	16:39	28	1	1	3	0	4	2	4

Forwards

Boston Bruins Forwards
Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
Joey Abate LW	0	4	0	-1	9:24	0:13	0:00	9:11	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
Attilio Biasca C	0	0	0	0	11:07	3:55	0:00	7:12	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
Riley Duran C	1	2	0	-1	11:24	0:17	1:50	9:17	16	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	100.0	0	0	0
James Hagens C	1	0	0	1	20:04	6:36	0:10	13:18	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
Mark Kastelic C	2	5	1	0	15:06	0:00	4:34	10:32	20	0	0	0	3	0	5	3	62.5	0	0	0
Marat Khusnutdinov C	0	1	0	1	18:17	6:13	2:11	9:53	19	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	100.0	1	0	0
Sean Kuraly C	3	1	0	-1	15:36	0:00	3:53	11:43	19	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	37.5	0	2	4
Fraser Minten C	0	1	1	1	21:40	6:16	2:19	13:05	22	0	0	1	3	2	6	5	54.5	0	0	0
Matthew Poitras C	1	0	0	1	16:42	3:51	0:00	12:51	20	0	0	1	4	1	6	4	60.0	0	1	2
Lukas Reichel LW	0	0	0	0	12:47	3:34	0:00	9:13	17	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
Jake Schmaltz LW	2	0	0	-1	9:46	0:12	2:01	7:33	16	1	1	0	1	0	3	6	33.3	0	0	0
Alex Steeves C	0	1	0	1	18:14	6:21	0:45	11:08	19	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Goalies

Boston Bruins Goalies
Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
Michael DiPietro G	2	31	0	0	29	.935	12	16	1	64:19	0	0