BOSTON BRUINS vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS

POST-GAME NOTES

MILESTONES REACHED: • Drew Stafford’s assist in the second period was his 400th NHL point. • Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson played his first NHL game today. • Washington’s Marcus Johansson played his 500th NHL game today. • Washington’s Brooks Orpik played his 900th NHL game today.

WHO’S HOT: • Colin Miller has a goal today, snapping a ten-game scoreless stretch since an assist Mar. 8 vs. Detroit. • Drew Stafford has an assist today, giving him 2-1=3 totals in his last three straight games. • Washington’s Justin Williams has a goal and an assist today, giving him 5-5=10 totals in eight of his last 11 games. • Washington’s Marcus Johansson has a goal today, giving him 2-10=12 totals in seven of his last nine games. • Washington’s Kevin Shattenkirk has a goal today, giving him 2-8=10 totals in seven of his last ten games. • Washington’s Alex Ovechkin has an assist today, giving him 6-8=14 totals in nine of his last 14 games. • Washington’s Nicklas Backstrom has an assist today, giving him 2-17=19 totals in ten of his last 14 games. • Washington’s Evgeny Kuznetsov has an assist today, giving him 2-2=4 totals in three of his last seven games. • Washington’s Nate Schmidt has an assist today, giving him 2-1=3 totals in three of his last four games played.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 0 for 2 (0.0%) on the power play today ... They are now 53 for 244 on the power play this season (21.7%) and they have allowed six shorthanded goals. • The Capitals went 0 for 4 (0.0%) on the power play today ... They are now 57 for 245 on the power play this season (23.3%) and they have allowed two shorthanded goals. • The Bruins went 4 for 4 (100.0%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 228 for 266 overall on the penalty kill this season (85.7%) and they have scored ten shorthanded goals. • The Capitals went 2 for 2 (100.0%) on the penalty kill today ... They are now 228 for 271 on the penalty kill this season (84.1%) ... They have scored five shorthanded goals.

ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 335 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.

Saturday, April 8, 2017 ... TD Garden; Boston MA