BOSTON BRUINS vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS Round 1, Game 2 POST GAME NOTES GAME TWO RESULT: • The Bruins defeated the Washington Capitals by a 4-3 score tonight to even their best-of-seven Round One series at one game apiece. • The Bruins now have a 22-28 all-time record in game twos of best-of-seven playoff series in which they lost the first game ... They are 25-18 all-time in best-of-seven series which have been even at 1-1 after game two. • They enter Wednesday’s game three with a 22-22 record all-time in game threes of best-of-seven series in which they have been tied at one game apiece after game two. OVERTIME: • The Bruins went to overtime tonight for the second time this post-season and the 141st time in their history ... They now have a 60-78-3 all-time record in overtime and are now 47-65 in overtime games that have been decided in the first 20-minute period and this was the fourth-shortest playoff overtime game in their history and their fastest overtime victory. • The Bruins are now 4-5 all-time vs. the Capitals in playoff overtime games. • Tuukka Rask took the decision tonight and is now 13-12 all-time in playoff overtime games. WHO’S HOT: • Matt Grzelcyk had two assists tonight, including one on the overtime goal, for his first points of this post-season ... They are his seventh and eighth career playoff assists and 11th and 12th career playoff points. • Taylor Hall scored the game-tying goal tonight for his first point of this post-season ... It is his fifth career playoff goal and 13th career playoff point. • Patrice Bergeron had a goal tonight for his first point of this post-season ... It is his 43rd career playoff goal and 112th NHL playoff point. • Jake DeBrusk had a goal tonight for his second straight goal of this post-season ... It is his 16th career playoff goal and 25th NHL playoff point. • Brad Marchand scored the overtime goal tonight for his first point of this post-season ... It is his second career playoff over- time goal and his 38th playoff goal overall and is his 96th NHL playoff point. • Nick Ritchie had an assist tonight for his second point of this post-season (1-1=2) ... It is his first career playoff assist and second point. • David Pastrnak had an assist tonight for his second straight assist of this post-season ... It is his 35th career playoff assist and 55th NHL playoff point. • Charlie Coyle had an assist tonight for his first point of this post-season ... It is his 18th career playoff assist and 37th career playoff point. • David Krejci had an assist tonight for his first point of this post-season ... It is his 66th career playoff assist and 116th career playoff point. • Craig Smith had an assist tonight for his first point of this post-season ... It is his tenth career playoff assist and 17th career playoff point. SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins were 0 for 2 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 1 for 6 on the power play this post-season (16.7%) and they have not yet allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Capitals were 1 for 4 (25.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 1 for 5 on the power play this post-season (20.0%) and they have not yet allowed a shorthanded goal. • The Bruins were 3 for 4 (75.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 4 for 5 overall on the penalty kill this post-season (80.0%) and they have not yet scored a shorthanded goal. • The Capitals were 2 for 2 (100.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 2 for 3 on the penalty kill this (66.7%) and they have not yet scored a shorthanded goal. Monday, May 17, 2021 ... Capital One Arena; Washington DC ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 4,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 491 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..