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Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals

TV MNMT, NESN·Capital One Arena

Our win probability

and the three reasons
BOS41%
Bruins
to win
59%WSH
Capitals
Expected goals
BOS 2.7–3.3 WSH
Goes to overtime
22%
← favors BOSfavors WSH →
  • Ability to win22% of the signalfavors WSH
    .503vs.516win rate (OT = tie)
  • Scoring chances66% of the signalfavors WSH
    -.058vs.0135v5 xG diff / 60
  • Goaltending12% of the signalfavors BOS
    .201vs.165GSAx / 60
  • Projected lineupsfavors BOS
    .662vs.3555v5 xG impact / 60 of the dressed skaters
  • Home icefavors WSH
    WSH at home
  • Back-to-backfavors BOS
    BOS played yesterday

Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of

Goaltending

projected starters
BOSBruins
WSHCapitals

GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.

Coaches: BOS Marco Sturm · WSH Spencer Carbery

Leaders

BOSvsWSH

Season

2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32
BOSWSH
3.2710th
Goals for / game
15th3.18
3.0114th
Goals against / game
7th2.90
23.4%9th
Power play
25th17.8%
77.0%24th
Penalty kill
14th80.1%
53.1%4th
Faceoffs
20th49.3%

Season series

first meeting

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).