BOSTON BRUINS Vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS
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BOSTON BRUINS vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS POST GAME NOTES MILESTONES REACHED: • Patrice Bergeron scored Boston’s fifth goal today, which was the 21,000th goal in team history (not included shootout decid- ing goals). • Brad Marchand’s second goal and fourth point of the game was his 700th NHL point. WHO’S HOT: • Brad Marchand had two goals and two assists today, giving him 4-2=6 totals in two of his last three games with 11-9=20 totals in eight of his last 12 contests. • Patrice Bergeron had two goals and an assist today, giving him 8-6=14 totals in ten of his last 12 games. • David Pastrnak had three assists today, giving him 1-5=6 totals in his last three straight games. • David Krejci had two goals today, giving him 3-2=5 totals in his last four straight games. • Craig Smith had two assists today, giving him 4-7=11 totals in seven of his last eight games. • Connor Clifton had an assist today, snapping a six-game scoreless stretch since an assist on April 6 at Philadelphia. • Taylor Hall had an assist today, giving him 2-1=3 totals in his last three straight games. • Washington’s T. J. Oshie had two goals today, giving him 5-5=10 totals in six of his last seven games. • Washington’s Anthony Mantha had a goal today, giving him 4-1=5 totals in his four games as a Capital. • Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom had two assists today, giving him 1-6=7 totals in four of his last five games. • Washington’s Evgeny Kuznetsov had an assist today, giving him 1-4=5 totals in three of his last five games. • Washington’s Dmitry Orlov had an assist today, giving him 2-3=5 totals in his last five straight games. • Washington’s Lars Eller had an assist today, giving him 2-5=7 totals in five of his last six games. SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins were 0 for 3 (0.0%) on the power play today ... They are now 29 for 132 on the power play this season (22.0%) and they have allowed five shorthanded goals. • The Capitals were 2 for 6 (33.3%) on the power play today ... They are now 35 for 127 on the power play this season (27.6%) and they have allowed seven shorthanded goals. • The Bruins were 4 for 6 (66.7%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 126 for 147 overall on the penalty kill this season (85.7%) and they have scored eight shorthanded goals. • The Capitals were 3 for 3 (100.0%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 116 for 139 on the penalty kill this season (83.5%) and they have scored two shorthanded goals. ATTENDANCE: • Today’s attendance was a sellout figure of 2,191. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 486 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. Ottawa. • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning drew 16,553. Sunday, April 18, 2021 ... TD Garden; Boston MA.