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Bruins at Capitals

NHL · Saturday, Mar 14 · 2:00 PM CT · Capital One Arena · Final BOS 3 – WSH 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123OTSOT
BOS011013
WSH011002
Team box
BOS·WSH
34
shots
28
0 of 4
power play
0 of 3
57.4
faceoff %
42.6
19
hits
20
14
blocked shots
12
10
penalty minutes
12
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Charlie McAvoyBOS203
Rasmus SandinWSH114
Matt RoyWSH101
David PastrnakBOS018
Pavel ZachaBOS011
Hendrix LapierreWSH011
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jeremy SwaymanBOS2826.929
Logan ThompsonWSH3432.941

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
WSH +3
BOS +3
P1P2P3OT
largest lead: WSH 1 · BOS 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BOS 44%, WSH 56% · Updated Mar 14

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
WSH 3.4 – 2.9 BOS
Expected total
6.3
BruinsThe matchupCapitals
+125Our fair odds−125
2.9Expected goals3.4
+0.01Power rating+0.08
3.3Goals / game3.1
3.2Allowed / game3.0
27.3Shots / game28.8
52.4Faceoff %49.9
23.3Hits / game19.9
36−29Season record33−34
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BOS chance · WSH chance
Our model fair44.4%55.6%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
BOSBoston Bruins+12544%————
WSHWashington Capitals−12556%————
Spreadabout even
BOSBoston Bruins+0.4our margin————
WSHWashington Capitals−0.4our margin————
Totalwe expect 6.3
Over6.3our total————
Under6.3our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Boston Bruins by 6 goals: <1%Boston Bruins by 5 goals: 1%Boston Bruins by 4 goals: 4%Boston Bruins by 3 goals: 9%Boston Bruins by 2 goals: 8%Boston Bruins by 1 goal: 21%Washington Capitals by 1 goal: 21%Washington Capitals by 2 goals: 11%Washington Capitals by 3 goals: 13%Washington Capitals by 4 goals: 7%Washington Capitals by 5 goals: 3%Washington Capitals by 6 goals: 1%
← BOS wins byWSH wins by →
Washington Capitals wins by 2 or more35%
Washington Capitals wins by 3 or more24%
Boston Bruins wins by 2 or more23%
Decided by one goal42%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

6.3 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 2%3 goals: 10%4 goals: 8%5 goals: 20%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 19%8 goals: 8%9 goals: 10%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 4%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 5.558%
Total over 6.547%
Total over 7.528%
Total from 6 to 730%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
BOSJeremy Swayman G · last 5 starts: .924 save %, 1.82 GAAstarted
WSHLogan Thompson G · last 5 starts: .896 save %, 2.65 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BOS·WSH
Mar 12 vs SJ
last game
Mar 12 at BUF
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
4
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 65+ games
BOS·WSH
+0.01
rating (0 = average)
+0.08
3.3
goals / game
3.1
3.2
goals allowed / game
3.0
36−29
season record
33−34
25−10
home record
20−14
11−19
away record
13−20
L1
streak
W1
4−6
last 10
5−5
27.3
shots / game
28.8
52.4
faceoff %
49.9
23.3
hits / game
19.9
15.4
blocked shots / game
16.0
4.7
takeaways / game
4.4
16.1
giveaways / game
15.4

Rating Trend

BOS · WSH · 129 days
Boston BruinsWashington Capitals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · WSH 5−5
Mar 7at BOSBOS 3 − 1
Oct 8, 2025at WSHBOS 3 − 1
Apr 1, 2025at BOSWSH 4 − 3
Dec 31, 2024at WSHWSH 3 − 1
Dec 23, 2024at BOSBOS 4 − 1
Apr 15, 2024at WSHWSH 2 − 0
Mar 30, 2024at WSHBOS 3 − 2 SO
Feb 10, 2024at BOSWSH 3 − 0
Apr 11, 2023at BOSBOS 5 − 2
Feb 11, 2023at BOSWSH 2 − 1

BOS · Last 10

4−6 · streak L1
Mar 12vs SJ2 − 4L
Mar 10vs LA2 − 1W
Mar 8at PIT4 − 5L
Mar 7vs WSH3 − 1W
Mar 5at NSH3 − 6L
Mar 3vs PIT2 − 1W
Feb 28at PHI1 − 3L
Feb 26vs CBJ4 − 2W
Feb 4at FLA4 − 5L
Feb 1at TB5 − 6L

WSH · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Mar 12at BUF2 − 1W
Mar 11at PHI1 − 4L
Mar 9vs CGY7 − 3W
Mar 7at BOS1 − 3L
Mar 3vs UTAH2 − 3L
Feb 28at MTL2 − 6L
Feb 27vs VGK3 − 2W
Feb 25vs PHI3 − 1W
Feb 5vs NSH4 − 2W
Feb 3at PHI2 − 4L