Pregame Stats: Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins

Game: Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins

When: April 05, 2010

The Washington Capitals will meet the Boston Bruins for the 3rd time this season on April 05, 2010. In their last meeting on February 02, 2010 The Boston Bruins lost to the Washington Capitals 4-1. The following is a statistical breakdown for the February 02, 2010 game and totals for the 2009-2010 season.

Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins - 2/2/2010

• Power Play




• The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 06:58 of which 00:15 were with a 2 man advantage.


• The Boston Bruins were on the Power Play for 10:33 of which 00:08 were with a 2 man advantage.






• Events




• Goals


• Washington Capitals (4):


• Alex Ovechkin: Backhand(1)
• Brooks Laich: Wrist(1)
• Mike Knuble: Tip-In(1)
• Boyd Gordon: Snap(1)


• Boston Bruins (1):


• David Krejci: Wrist(1)




• Shots


• Washington Capitals: Wrist(7) Snap(8) Tip-In(1) Slap(5) Backhand(1)





• Brooks Laich,Alexander Semin (4)




• Boston Bruins: Wrist(10) Snap(15) Tip-In(1) Slap(12) Backhand(3)





• David Krejci (6)









• Saves





• Washington Capitals




• Jose Theodore: 41 Saves on 42 shots (0.976)


• Boston Bruins




• Tim Thomas: 22 Saves on 25 shots (0.880)






• Face-Offs





• 34 won by the Washington Capitals (10 won by Nicklas Backstrom)



• 38 won by the Boston Bruins (13 won by David Krejci)





• Penalty


• Washington Capitals: SLASHING(1) HOOKING(2) TRIPPING(1) HI-STICKING(1) HOLDING(1)





• Alexander Semin (3)




• Boston Bruins: HOOKING(2) INTERFERENCE(1) HOLDING(1)





• Blake Wheeler,Patrice Bergeron,Michael Ryder,Marco Sturm (1)










• Giveaways





• 3 by the Washington Capitals (1 by Alex Ovechkin,Nicklas Backstrom,Jeff Schultz)



• 2 by the Boston Bruins (1 by Johnny Boychuk,Matt Hunwick)




• Takeaways





• 6 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Brooks Laich)



• 3 by the Boston Bruins (1 by Marc Savard,Patrice Bergeron,Daniel Paille)




• Hits





• 19 by the Washington Capitals (4 by Alex Ovechkin)







• Brooks Laich took 4 hit(s).








• 23 by the Boston Bruins (5 by Milan Lucic)







• Johnny Boychuk took 5 hit(s).










• Blocks





• 12 by the Washington Capitals (3 by John Erskine,Jeff Schultz)



• 11 by the Boston Bruins (2 by Matt Hunwick,Johnny Boychuk,Zdeno Chara,Derek Morris)






• Top Matchups
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Boston Bruins Defense


• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Zdeno Chara (14:34)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Zdeno Chara (14:31)
• Brooks Laich vs. Dennis Wideman (12:39)
• Mike Knuble vs. Zdeno Chara (12:30)




• Washington Capitals Defense vs. Boston Bruins Forwards


• Tom Poti vs. Marc Savard (09:13)
• Jeff Schultz vs. Marc Savard (09:10)
• Jeff Schultz vs. Michael Ryder (08:28)
• Tom Poti vs. Patrice Bergeron (08:04)




• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Boston Bruins Forwards


• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Patrice Bergeron (11:44)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Patrice Bergeron (10:29)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Marco Sturm (09:35)
• Mike Knuble vs. Patrice Bergeron (09:22)

Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins 2009-2010 Season
2 Meetings

• Power Play




• The Washington Capitals were on the Power Play for 10:23 of which 00:15 were with a 2 man advantage.


• The Boston Bruins were on the Power Play for 18:58 of which 00:08 were with a 2 man advantage.






• Events




• Goals


• Washington Capitals (8):


• Alex Ovechkin: Wrist(1) Snap(1) Backhand(1)
• Brooks Laich: Wrist(2) Snap(1)
• Mike Knuble: Tip-In(1)
• Boyd Gordon: Snap(1)


• Boston Bruins (2):


• Patrice Bergeron: Backhand(1)
• David Krejci: Wrist(1)




• Shots


• Washington Capitals: Wrist(18) Snap(18) Tip-In(1) Slap(13) Backhand(2)





• Alexander Semin (8)




• Boston Bruins: Wrap-around(2) Wrist(15) Snap(19) Tip-In(4) Slap(16) Backhand(4)





• David Krejci (8)









• Saves





• Washington Capitals




• Jose Theodore: 60 Saves on 62 shots (0.967)


• Boston Bruins




• Tim Thomas: 52 Saves on 59 shots (0.881)






• Face-Offs





• 64 won by the Washington Capitals (20 won by David Steckel)



• 57 won by the Boston Bruins (18 won by Patrice Bergeron,David Krejci)





• Penalty


• Washington Capitals: HOLDING THE STICK(1) SLASHING(1) HOOKING(2) TRIPPING(2) HI-STICKING(2) INTERFERENCE ON GOALKEEPER(1) HOLDING(2) FIGHTING (1)





• Alexander Semin (3)




• Boston Bruins: INTERFERENCE(1) HOOKING(3) CROSS CHECKING(1) HOLDING(2) FIGHTING (1)





• Marco Sturm (2)










• Giveaways





• 3 by the Washington Capitals (1 by Alex Ovechkin,Nicklas Backstrom,Jeff Schultz)



• 8 by the Boston Bruins (2 by Matt Hunwick)




• Takeaways





• 13 by the Washington Capitals (2 by Brooks Laich,Mike Knuble,Nicklas Backstrom,David Steckel)



• 5 by the Boston Bruins (1 by Marc Savard,Patrice Bergeron,Michael Ryder,David Krejci,Daniel Paille)




• Hits





• 43 by the Washington Capitals (7 by Alex Ovechkin)







• Shaone Morrisonn took 7 hit(s).








• 55 by the Boston Bruins (9 by Milan Lucic)







• Johnny Boychuk,Milan Lucic took 5 hit(s).










• Blocks





• 25 by the Washington Capitals (5 by John Erskine)



• 27 by the Boston Bruins (6 by Derek Morris)






• Top Matchups
• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Boston Bruins Defense


• Alex Ovechkin vs. Zdeno Chara (29:20)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Zdeno Chara (29:09)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Derek Morris (25:28)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Derek Morris (24:13)




• Washington Capitals Defense vs. Boston Bruins Forwards


• Tom Poti vs. Marc Savard (21:35)
• Tom Poti vs. Marco Sturm (17:33)
• Shaone Morrisonn vs. Patrice Bergeron (14:28)
• Tom Poti vs. Milan Lucic (14:21)




• Washington Capitals Forwards vs. Boston Bruins Forwards


• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Patrice Bergeron (21:55)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Patrice Bergeron (21:21)
• Alex Ovechkin vs. Mark Recchi (18:39)
• Nicklas Backstrom vs. Mark Recchi (18:27)