- Final0PIT
PHI1
51
5 - Final OTOT1BOS
WSH4
34
3 - Final OTOT2LA
VAN2
12
1
Final OT
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 | ||
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| Capitals | 4 | Final |
| Bruins | 3 | |
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| Game 6: Sunday, April 22nd | ||
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| Bruins | 4 | Final OT |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 7: Wednesday, April 25th | ||
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| Capitals | 2 | Final OT |
| Bruins | 1 | |
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Coverage: NBC
3:00 PM ET, April 22, 2012
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| WSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | R Peverley 5 | R Peverley 3 | M Lucic 3 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 9 | A Ovechkin 5 | N Backstrom 6 |
T. Seguin (Bruins - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

N. Backstrom (Capitals - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 2


A. Ference (Bruins - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Rich Peverley in neutral zone |
| 0:14 | Washington | Takeaway by Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 0:18 | Boston | Dennis Seidenberg credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 0:43 | Boston | Shot on goal by Patrice Bergeron saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 50 ft) |
| 0:48 | Boston | Milan Lucic credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 1:19 | Washington | Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net(Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 1:21 | Boston | Shot on goal by Tyler Seguin saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 21 ft) |
| 1:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:22 | Boston | Chris Kelly won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 1:27 | Boston | Shot missed by Zdeno Chara, Wide of Net(Snap 50 ft) |
| 1:29 | Boston | Brian Rolston credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 1:34 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Benoit Pouliot in defensive zone |
| 1:40 | Boston | Dennis Seidenberg credited with hit on Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 1:47 | Boston | Zdeno Chara credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 2:22 | Boston | Greg Zanon credited with hit on Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 2:35 | Washington | Giveaway by Roman Hamrlik in neutral zone |
| 2:36 | Boston | Shot on goal by Gregory Campbell saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 24 ft) |
| 2:41 | Boston | Gregory Campbell credited with hit on Mike Knuble in offensive zone |
| 3:03 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 3:03 | Boston | Brad Marchand won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in neutral zone |
| 3:16 | Boston | Brad Marchand credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 3:24 | Boston | Patrice Bergeron credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 3:33 | Boston | Giveaway by Patrice Bergeron in defensive zone |
| 3:37 | Washington | Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 3:37 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 3:37 | Boston | David Krejci won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 4:00 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Tim Thomas(Slapshot 68 ft) |
| 4:05 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Mike Mottau in offensive zone |
| 4:20 | Boston | Milan Lucic credited with hit on John Erskine in offensive zone |
| 4:30 | Boston | Shot missed by Mike Mottau, Goalpost(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 4:34 | Washington | Giveaway by John Erskine in defensive zone |
| 4:37 | Washington | John Erskine credited with hit on Milan Lucic in defensive zone |
| 4:44 | Washington | Shot missed by Brooks Laich, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 4:45 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:45 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brian Rolston in offensive zone |
| 4:51 | Boston | Takeaway by Benoit Pouliot in neutral zone |
| 4:55 | Boston | Brian Rolston shot blocked by Roman Hamrlik |
| 5:02 | Boston | Brian Rolston credited with hit on Roman Hamrlik in offensive zone |
| 5:12 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Zdeno Chara in offensive zone |
| 5:51 | Boston | Shot on goal by Greg Zanon saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 62 ft) |
| 5:52 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:52 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Rich Peverley in defensive zone |
| 5:56 | Boston | Goal scored by Rich Peverley(Tip-In 18 ft) assisted by Andrew Ference and Patrice Bergeron |
| 5:56 | Boston | Rich Peverley won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 6:23 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Andrew Ference in offensive zone |
| 6:42 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk |
| 6:57 | Washington | Roman Hamrlik shot blocked by Johnny Boychuk |
| 7:15 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout |
| 7:15 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against David Krejci in neutral zone |
| 7:28 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 7:28 | Washington | Matt Hendricks won faceoff against David Krejci in defensive zone |
| 7:33 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 7:46 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Johnny Boychuk in offensive zone |
| 8:10 | Boston | Shot on goal by David Krejci saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 8:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Tim Thomas(Snap 48 ft) |
| 8:32 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:32 | Boston | Chris Kelly won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 8:37 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Dennis Seidenberg in offensive zone |
| 8:42 | Boston | Zdeno Chara credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 9:04 | Washington | John Erskine credited with hit on Brian Rolston in defensive zone |
| 9:27 | Washington | Shot missed by Mike Green, Wide of Net(Slapshot 46 ft) |
| 9:44 | Boston | Daniel Paille credited with hit on Joel Ward in defensive zone |
| 9:47 | Washington | Goal scored by Mike Green(Slapshot 38 ft) assisted by Joel Ward and Roman Hamrlik |
| 9:47 | Boston | Rich Peverley won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 9:57 | Boston | Rich Peverley credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone |
| 10:01 | Boston | penalty to Patrice Bergeron 2 minutes for Tripping Karl Alzner |
| 10:01 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 10:01 | Boston | Shorthanded - Rich Peverley won faceoff against Keith Aucoin in defensive zone |
| 10:11 | Washington | Power play - Giveaway by Braden Holtby in defensive zone |
| 10:19 | Washington | Power play - Takeaway by Keith Aucoin in defensive zone |
| 10:35 | Boston | Shorthanded - Dennis Seidenberg credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 10:42 | Boston | Shorthanded - Dennis Seidenberg credited with hit on Keith Aucoin in defensive zone |
| 11:01 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 11:01 | Boston | Shorthanded - Gregory Campbell won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 11:04 | Washington | Power play - Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Andrew Ference in offensive zone |
| 11:28 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Tim Thomas(Snap 24 ft) |
| 11:43 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 9 ft) |
| 11:43 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 11:43 | Boston | Shorthanded - Rich Peverley won faceoff against Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 12:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Hendricks saved by Tim Thomas(Wrap-around 8 ft) |
| 12:19 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 12:19 | Boston | Milan Lucic won faceoff against Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 12:31 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Zdeno Chara in offensive zone |
| 12:51 | Boston | Shot missed by Tyler Seguin, Wide of Net(Tip-In 9 ft) |
| 12:54 | Washington | penalty to Jason Chimera 2 minutes for Hooking Tyler Seguin |
| 12:54 | Boston | Power play - David Krejci won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 13:20 | Boston | Power play - Shot on goal by Milan Lucic saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 11 ft) |
| 13:45 | Boston | Power play - Zdeno Chara shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 14:02 | Boston | Power play - Milan Lucic credited with hit on Roman Hamrlik in offensive zone |
| 14:04 | Boston | Power play - Shot missed by Patrice Bergeron, Wide of Net(Snap 21 ft) |
| 14:08 | Washington | Shorthanded - Mike Green credited with hit on David Krejci in defensive zone |
| 14:29 | Washington | Shorthanded - Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 14:34 | Washington | Shorthanded - John Carlson credited with hit on Dennis Seidenberg in defensive zone |
| 14:49 | Washington | Stoppage - Objects on Ice |
| 14:49 | Boston | Power play - Chris Kelly won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 14:55 | Boston | Shot on goal by Johnny Boychuk saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 14:55 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 14:55 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Gregory Campbell in defensive zone |
| 15:09 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 15:09 | Washington | Brooks Laich won faceoff against Rich Peverley in neutral zone |
| 15:18 | Washington | Troy Brouwer credited with hit on Dennis Seidenberg in offensive zone |
| 15:28 | Boston | Shot on goal by Rich Peverley saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 10 ft) |
| 15:51 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 15:51 | Boston | David Krejci won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 15:57 | Boston | Milan Lucic shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 16:02 | Washington | penalty to Alexander Semin 2 minutes for Hooking Andrew Ference |
| 16:02 | Boston | Power play - David Krejci won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 16:12 | Boston | Power play - Shot missed by Zdeno Chara, Over Net(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 16:17 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 16:17 | Boston | Power play - Shot on goal by David Krejci saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 57 ft) |
| 16:17 | Washington | Shorthanded - Jay Beagle won faceoff against David Krejci in defensive zone |
| 16:22 | Washington | Shorthanded - Karl Alzner credited with hit on Milan Lucic in defensive zone |
| 16:46 | Boston | Power play - Patrice Bergeron credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in offensive zone |
| 16:48 | Boston | Power Play Goal Scored by David Krejci(Tip-In 7 ft) assisted by Milan Lucic and Rich Peverley |
| 16:48 | Washington | Keith Aucoin won faceoff against Chris Kelly in neutral zone |
| 17:18 | Boston | penalty to Chris Kelly 2 minutes for Holding the stick Joel Ward |
| 17:18 | Boston | Johnny Boychuk shot blocked by Joel Ward |
| 17:18 | Boston | Shorthanded - Gregory Campbell won faceoff against Brooks Laich in defensive zone |
| 17:22 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:22 | Washington | Power play - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Gregory Campbell in offensive zone |
| 17:55 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 17:55 | Washington | Power play - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Brad Marchand in neutral zone |
| 18:15 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 18:15 | Washington | Power play - Troy Brouwer won faceoff against Gregory Campbell in offensive zone |
| 18:21 | Boston | Shorthanded - Andrew Ference credited with hit on Troy Brouwer in defensive zone |
| 18:27 | Boston | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Rich Peverley in defensive zone |
| 18:30 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Tim Thomas(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 18:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 18:30 | Washington | Power play - Marcus Johansson won faceoff against David Krejci in offensive zone |
| 18:36 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Dennis Wideman saved by Tim Thomas(Slapshot 52 ft) |
| 18:36 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 18:36 | Washington | Power play - Keith Aucoin won faceoff against Gregory Campbell in offensive zone |
| 18:55 | Boston | Shorthanded - Andrew Ference credited with hit on Keith Aucoin in defensive zone |
| 19:20 | Washington | Shot on goal by Troy Brouwer saved by Tim Thomas(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 19:20 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:20 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Chris Kelly in offensive zone |
| 19:26 | Boston | Zdeno Chara credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 19:45 | Boston | Milan Lucic credited with hit on John Carlson in offensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 1st period |




