- Final 2OT2OT0WSH
BOS2
12
1 - Final OTOT1OTT
NYR3
23
2 - Final2SJ
STL0
30
3 - Final OTOT3CHI
PHX4
34
3
Final 2OT
Washington won 4-3
| Game 1: Thursday, April 12th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 0 | Final OT |
| Bruins | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 14th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 2 | Final 2OT |
| Bruins | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Monday, April 16th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bruins | 4 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, April 19th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bruins | 1 | Final |
| Capitals | 2 | |
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| Game 5: Saturday, April 21st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 4 | Final |
| Bruins | 3 | |
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| Game 6: Sunday, April 22nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bruins | 4 | Final OT |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 7: Wednesday, April 25th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 2 | Final OT |
| Bruins | 1 | |
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Coverage: NBC
3:00 PM ET, April 14, 2012
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 2OT | T | |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | A Ovechkin 9 | A Ovechkin 5 | N Backstrom 6 |
| BOS | R Peverley 5 | R Peverley 3 | M Lucic 3 |
M. Johansson (Capitals - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 1

K. Alzner (Capitals - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 1


B. Pouliot (Bruins - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Boston | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Boston | Rich Peverley won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 0:07 | Boston | Stoppage - Icing |
| 0:07 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against David Krejci in offensive zone |
| 0:11 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Tim Thomas(Snap 44 ft) |
| 0:48 | Boston | Shot missed by Rich Peverley, Wide of Net(Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 0:59 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 95 ft) |
| 1:20 | Washington | Mike Green credited with hit on Brad Marchand in defensive zone |
| 1:34 | Washington | Shot on goal by Roman Hamrlik saved by Tim Thomas(Backhand 145 ft) |
| 1:42 | Boston | Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 2:04 | Boston | Stoppage - Offside |
| 2:04 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Chris Kelly in neutral zone |
| 2:17 | Washington | Giveaway by Mathieu Perreault in neutral zone |
| 2:28 | Boston | Joe Corvo shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 2:43 | Boston | Greg Zanon credited with hit on Jason Chimera in defensive zone |
| 2:57 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 3:00 | Boston | Shawn Thornton credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 3:06 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 3:13 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Shawn Thornton in offensive zone |
| 3:41 | Boston | Milan Lucic credited with hit on Alexander Semin in offensive zone |
| 3:51 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on David Krejci in neutral zone |
| 4:22 | Boston | Shot missed by Rich Peverley, Wide of Net(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 4:32 | Boston | Patrice Bergeron credited with hit on Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 4:35 | Boston | Shot on goal by Zdeno Chara saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 4:47 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 4:48 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Dennis Seidenberg in offensive zone |
| 4:57 | Boston | Giveaway by Brad Marchand in neutral zone |
| 5:08 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Tim Thomas(Tip-In 89 ft) |
| 5:22 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 5:39 | Washington | Takeaway by Mathieu Perreault in defensive zone |
| 6:03 | Boston | Daniel Paille credited with hit on Keith Aucoin in defensive zone |
| 6:13 | Boston | Shawn Thornton credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 6:31 | Boston | Johnny Boychuk credited with hit on Alexander Semin in neutral zone |
| 7:01 | Boston | Dennis Seidenberg credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 7:19 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Tim Thomas(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 7:44 | Boston | Tyler Seguin shot blocked by Roman Hamrlik |
| 8:08 | Boston | Zdeno Chara shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 8:13 | Boston | Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 8:17 | Boston | Shot on goal by Tyler Seguin saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 38 ft) |
| 8:18 | Boston | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 8:18 | Boston | Chris Kelly won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 8:56 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault credited with hit on Greg Zanon in offensive zone |
| 9:39 | Boston | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 9:39 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against David Krejci in neutral zone |
| 10:43 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 11:10 | Boston | Shot on goal by Brad Marchand saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 62 ft) |
| 11:11 | Boston | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 11:11 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Tyler Seguin in defensive zone |
| 11:18 | Boston | Dennis Seidenberg shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 12:13 | Boston | Goal scored by Benoit Pouliot(Backhand 16 ft) assisted by Brian Rolston and Chris Kelly |
| 12:13 | Boston | Rich Peverley won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 12:35 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on David Krejci in defensive zone |
| 12:40 | Boston | Andrew Ference credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 12:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Tim Thomas(Snap 58 ft) |
| 13:31 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 51 ft) |
| 13:33 | Boston | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 13:33 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Patrice Bergeron in offensive zone |
| 13:45 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Patrice Bergeron in defensive zone |
| 13:55 | Boston | Takeaway by Dennis Seidenberg in defensive zone |
| 14:05 | Boston | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 14:05 | Boston | Chris Kelly won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in neutral zone |
| 15:01 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Rich Peverley in defensive zone |
| 15:15 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Tim Thomas(Wrap-around 9 ft) |
| 15:37 | Boston | Takeaway by David Krejci in defensive zone |
| 15:46 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Rich Peverley in defensive zone |
| 16:08 | Boston | Takeaway by Tyler Seguin in neutral zone |
| 16:30 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Patrice Bergeron in offensive zone |
| 16:31 | Boston | Stoppage - Offside |
| 16:31 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Chris Kelly in neutral zone |
| 16:41 | Boston | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 16:41 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Chris Kelly in defensive zone |
| 16:53 | Boston | Brian Rolston credited with hit on Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 16:58 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Andrew Ference in offensive zone |
| 17:33 | Boston | Andrew Ference credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 17:34 | Boston | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:34 | Boston | Patrice Bergeron won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 18:07 | Washington | Shot missed by Troy Brouwer, Wide of Net(Snap 46 ft) |
| 18:23 | Washington | Giveaway by Roman Hamrlik in offensive zone |
| 18:34 | Boston | Shot missed by Brad Marchand, Wide of Net(Backhand 11 ft) |
| 19:01 | Boston | Shot on goal by Brian Rolston saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 49 ft) |
| 19:11 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Tim Thomas(Backhand 64 ft) |
| 19:11 | Boston | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:11 | Boston | Patrice Bergeron won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 19:58 | Boston | Shot on goal by Milan Lucic saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 135 ft) |
| 20:00 | Boston | End of 3rd period |




