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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Boston 3, Washington 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 18347
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 0123
Washington 0011
Periods:
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1
Boston   Washington
  0:00 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
  0:07 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
  0:24 Aliaksei Protas hits Hampus Lindholm.
Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 1:05  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 1:09  
Charlie McAvoy hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 1:23  
  1:25 Connor McMichael hits Mason Lohrei.
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. 1:26  
Elias Lindholm hits Tom Wilson. 1:30  
  1:31 Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net
  1:37 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
David Pastrnak penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 1:51  
  1:51 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Giveaway by Sean Kuraly. 2:33  
  2:41 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. 2:42  
  3:09 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  3:11 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  3:35 Ryan Leonard shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Giveaway by Jeremy Swayman. 4:04  
  4:05 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
Pavel Zacha hits Martin Fehervary. 4:18  
Viktor Arvidsson hits Anthony Beauvillier. 4:37  
Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm. 5:03  
  5:06 Justin Sourdif hits Elias Lindholm.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 5:10  
Charlie McAvoy hits Nic Dowd. 5:24  
Giveaway by Elias Lindholm. 5:37  
Marat Khusnutdinov hits Brandon Duhaime. 5:49  
  6:08 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  6:16 Alex Ovechkin hits Hampus Lindholm.
  6:46 Trevor van Riemsdyk penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mark Kastelic.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 6:46  
Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net 7:05  
  7:45 Matt Roy hits Pavel Zacha.
Takeaway by Charlie McAvoy. 7:46  
  8:52 Brandon Duhaime wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
  9:03 John Carlson blocks shot from Michael Eyssimont.
  9:10 Dylan Strome blocks shot from Tanner Jeannot.
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre. 9:13  
Henri Jokiharju hits Anthony Beauvillier. 9:33  
Tanner Jeannot hits Matt Roy. 9:41  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 10:32  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 10:34  
  10:37 John Carlson blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  10:48 Tom Wilson hits Charlie McAvoy.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 10:49  
Elias Lindholm hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 10:54  
  11:10 Martin Fehervary hits Mason Lohrei.
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 11:36  
  11:42 Hendrix Lapierre wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Shot by Viktor Arvidsson misses the net 12:03  
Nikita Zadorov hits Hendrix Lapierre. 12:14  
  12:38 Brandon Duhaime hits Charlie McAvoy.
  12:59 Nic Dowd hits Sean Kuraly.
Sean Kuraly penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd. 13:06  
  13:06 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
  13:14 John Carlson blocks shot from Tanner Jeannot.
Fraser Minten hits Alex Ovechkin. 13:30  
  13:44 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Charlie McAvoy hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 13:53  
  13:59 Dylan Strome shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  14:00 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
Mark Kastelic blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 14:10  
  14:31 Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net
  14:40 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  14:54 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  14:57 Takeaway by Rasmus Sandin.
Shot by David Pastrnak misses the net 15:30  
Shot by Elias Lindholm misses the net 15:37  
Morgan Geekie hits Brandon Duhaime. 15:41  
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. 15:54  
  16:32 Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier.
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 16:35  
Shot by Charlie McAvoy misses the net 16:38  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 16:41  
Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net 16:45  
  16:58 Justin Sourdif hits Sean Kuraly.
  17:05 Justin Sourdif shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 17:23  
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 17:33  
  18:02 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  18:36 Matt Roy blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
  18:38 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  18:44 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Henri Jokiharju penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Duhaime. 19:13  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 19:13  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 19:22  
  19:25 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  19:39 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
2
Boston   Washington
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 0:00  
Charlie McAvoy penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 0:19  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 0:19  
  0:52 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 1:12  
  1:17 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  1:19 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
  1:23 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  1:24 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
Tanner Jeannot blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 1:26  
Nikita Zadorov hits Aliaksei Protas. 1:48  
  1:58 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  2:11 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  2:19 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  2:22 Ryan Leonard shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Fraser Minten blocks shot from Aliaksei Protas. 2:24  
  2:43 Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net
  2:52 Shot by Hendrix Lapierre misses the net
Mason Lohrei blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 3:01  
Morgan Geekie blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 3:05  
  3:10 Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net
Shot by Viktor Arvidsson misses the net 3:51  
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 3:53  
  3:54 Matt Roy hits Pavel Zacha.
Pavel Zacha hits Matt Roy. 3:58  
  4:00 Brandon Duhaime shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 4:06  
Pavel Zacha blocks shot from Justin Sourdif. 4:11  
  4:20 Matt Roy shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm. 4:20  
  4:22 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Marat Khusnutdinov shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 4:43  
Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 4:45  
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre. 4:47  
Shot by Nikita Zadorov misses the net 4:51  
  5:15 Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre.
Fraser Minten hits Jakob Chychrun. 5:29  
  6:02 Martin Fehervary hits Morgan Geekie.
Elias Lindholm hits Ryan Leonard. 6:08  
  6:12 Nic Dowd hits Charlie McAvoy.
Elias Lindholm hits John Carlson. 6:20  
  6:21 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  6:23 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Viktor Arvidsson shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 6:32  
  7:21 Tom Wilson hits Mason Lohrei.
Mark Kastelic hits Jakob Chychrun. 7:29  
  7:38 Tom Wilson hits Mason Lohrei.
Giveaway by Mark Kastelic. 7:49  
  8:17 Nic Dowd hits Henri Jokiharju.
  8:24 Martin Fehervary hits Morgan Geekie.
  8:32 Brandon Duhaime hits Elias Lindholm.
Giveaway by David Pastrnak. 8:35  
  9:03 Anthony Beauvillier hits Henri Jokiharju.
  9:15 Shot by Hendrix Lapierre misses the net
  9:16 Hendrix Lapierre hits Fraser Minten.
  9:22 Rasmus Sandin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  9:24 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
  9:40 Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun.
  9:46 Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net
Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 9:55  
Michael Eyssimont shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 10:03  
Shot by Mason Lohrei misses the net 10:24  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 10:31  
  10:37 John Carlson blocks shot from Mason Lohrei.
  10:49 Pierre-Luc Dubois hits Pavel Zacha.
  10:54 Matt Roy blocks shot from Viktor Arvidsson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 10:56  
Giveaway by Pavel Zacha. 11:14  
  11:46 Tom Wilson hits Mason Lohrei.
  11:52 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
David Pastrnak scores. Assisted by Nikita Zadorov and Morgan Geekie. 12:07  
Mark Kastelic wins the faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre. 12:07  
Mark Kastelic penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Leonard. 12:42  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 12:42  
Sean Kuraly shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 12:48  
  13:24 Giveaway by Tom Wilson.
  13:39 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  13:41 Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Connor McMichael. 13:55  
  14:14 Ryan Leonard shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  14:16 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
  14:42 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Tanner Jeannot hits Jakob Chychrun. 14:58  
  15:10 Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Elias Lindholm blocks shot from Martin Fehervary. 15:17  
  15:18 Shot by Hendrix Lapierre misses the net
  15:20 Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  15:37 Hendrix Lapierre hits David Pastrnak.
  15:40 Martin Fehervary hits Morgan Geekie.
  15:43 Hendrix Lapierre hits Morgan Geekie.
Elias Lindholm hits Anthony Beauvillier. 15:52  
  16:25 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  16:26 Trevor van Riemsdyk shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  16:59 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
Charlie McAvoy hits Pierre-Luc Dubois. 17:08  
  17:43 Aliaksei Protas shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 17:45  
  17:52 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 17:53  
  17:54 Shot by Connor McMichael misses the net
  17:59 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 18:00  
Mark Kastelic hits Martin Fehervary. 18:08  
  18:09 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
  18:11 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
  18:14 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
Sean Kuraly hits Connor McMichael. 18:23  
Andrew Peeke hits Martin Fehervary. 18:29  
Shot by Sean Kuraly misses the net 18:37  
  19:03 Giveaway by Hendrix Lapierre.
  19:05 Hendrix Lapierre hits Morgan Geekie.
Shot by Morgan Geekie misses the net 19:10  
David Pastrnak hits Matt Roy. 19:15  
  19:19 Matt Roy hits David Pastrnak.
3
Boston   Washington
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 0:00  
  0:04 Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Shot by Tanner Jeannot misses the net 0:10  
Shot by Fraser Minten misses the net 0:25  
Mason Lohrei blocks shot from John Carlson. 0:53  
  1:17 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Mason Lohrei blocks shot from John Carlson. 1:28  
Giveaway by Mason Lohrei. 1:32  
  1:59 Nic Dowd hits Nikita Zadorov.
  2:05 Rasmus Sandin hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov. 2:40  
  2:43 Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun.
Takeaway by Mark Kastelic. 2:48  
Mark Kastelic shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 2:49  
Shot by Mark Kastelic misses the net 2:50  
Sean Kuraly hits Justin Sourdif. 2:55  
  2:55 Giveaway by Justin Sourdif.
Shot by Michael Eyssimont misses the net 3:03  
Michael Eyssimont shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 3:25  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 3:28  
Charlie McAvoy hits Aliaksei Protas. 3:31  
Elias Lindholm hits Martin Fehervary. 3:44  
  3:56 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:17 Giveaway by Matt Roy.
  4:24 Giveaway by Logan Thompson.
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 4:24  
  4:28 Rasmus Sandin hits Pavel Zacha.
  4:37 Matt Roy shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 4:39  
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke. 4:43  
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 4:43  
  5:02 Jakob Chychrun hits Marat Khusnutdinov.
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 5:26  
Charlie McAvoy hits Aliaksei Protas. 5:36  
Giveaway by Michael Eyssimont. 5:38  
  5:48 Giveaway by Martin Fehervary.
Charlie McAvoy hits Martin Fehervary. 5:48  
  5:58 Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Nikita Zadorov.
David Pastrnak hits Matt Roy. 6:17  
  6:35 Justin Sourdif shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  6:37 Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Pavel Zacha.
  6:39 John Carlson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  6:41 Shot by Jakob Chychrun misses the net
  7:03 Tom Wilson scores. Assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 7:03  
Nikita Zadorov shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 7:06  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 7:10  
David Pastrnak shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 7:14  
  7:18 John Carlson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Morgan Geekie.
  7:18 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
  7:21 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Elias Lindholm.
Elias Lindholm scores a power play goal. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. 7:41  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 7:41  
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 8:35  
Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 8:56  
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 9:01  
  10:05 John Carlson blocks shot from David Pastrnak.
Shot by Hampus Lindholm misses the net 10:12  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 10:14  
Shot by Andrew Peeke misses the net 10:20  
  10:28 Giveaway by Nic Dowd.
Andrew Peeke blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 10:32  
  10:39 Rasmus Sandin hits Morgan Geekie.
Morgan Geekie hits Nic Dowd. 10:43  
  10:53 Rasmus Sandin blocks shot from Sean Kuraly.
  10:57 Nic Dowd hits Sean Kuraly.
  11:09 Ryan Leonard hits Mason Lohrei.
  11:27 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Fraser Minten wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois. 11:30  
Giveaway by Tanner Jeannot. 11:37  
  12:03 Pierre-Luc Dubois shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  12:13 Aliaksei Protas blocks shot from Connor McMichael.
  12:17 Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois.
  12:42 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  12:44 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Takeaway by Marat Khusnutdinov. 13:05  
Marat Khusnutdinov shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 13:09  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Hendrix Lapierre. 13:11  
Pavel Zacha shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 13:17  
Elias Lindholm shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 14:17  
  14:20 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Fraser Minten.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Ryan Leonard. 14:35  
  14:38 Brandon Duhaime hits Nikita Zadorov.
Nikita Zadorov hits Brandon Duhaime. 14:49  
  14:54 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Shot by Marat Khusnutdinov misses the net 15:16  
  15:27 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
  15:34 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 15:43  
  15:52 Alex Ovechkin hits Andrew Peeke.
  15:55 Shot by Aliaksei Protas misses the net
  16:01 John Carlson blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun.
Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Ryan Leonard. 16:20  
  17:10 Tom Wilson hits Michael Eyssimont.
Fraser Minten blocks shot from Matt Roy. 17:14  
Shot by Fraser Minten misses the net 17:21  
Michael Eyssimont shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 17:34  
  17:36 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Hampus Lindholm shoots Saved by Logan Thompson. 17:57  
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 17:59  
Nikita Zadorov blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 18:24  
  18:33 John Carlson shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
  18:42 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  18:44 Jakob Chychrun shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.
Elias Lindholm wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 18:56  
Morgan Geekie scores on an empty net. Assisted by David Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm. 19:02  
Sean Kuraly wins the faceoff against Dylan Strome. 19:02  
Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy. 19:21  
Hampus Lindholm blocks shot from Jakob Chychrun. 19:22  
  19:29 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
  19:33 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  19:34 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Sean Kuraly.
Charlie McAvoy blocks shot from Dylan Strome. 19:38  
  19:40 Dylan Strome wins the faceoff against Mark Kastelic.
Giveaway by Mark Kastelic. 19:49  
  19:55 Connor McMichael shoots Saved by Jeremy Swayman.