Welcome to the post for the quarterfinal series between the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals. Please use this post as a reference for the entire series.
Game 1: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tim Thomas for Boston; Braden Holtby for Washington. The game was scoreless until Chris Kelly put Boston on the board in overtime with a goal set up by Benoit Pouliot and Brian Rolston. Kelly, Holtby (29 for 30 in saves), and Thomas (17 save shutout) got the three stars. Boston leads 1-0 in the series.
Game 2: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tim Thomas for Boston; Braden Holtby for Washington. Troy Brouwer got things started for Washington in the second period, with the help of Alex Ovechkin and Karl Alzner. Boston tied it in the third period on a Benoit Pouliot goal, fueled by Brian Rolston and Chris Kelly. The game went to a second overtime, with a Nicklas Backstrom goal giving the Capitals a 2-1 win, with a lone Marcus Johansson assist. The three stars were Johansson, Alzner, and Pouliot. The series is tied at 1.
Game 3: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia. In goal: Braden Holtby for Washington; Tim Thomas for Boston. Washington struck first on an Alexander Semin goal, assisted by Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin on the power play. Boston tied it early in the second period on a Rich Peverley goal, coming off of Zdeno Chara and Andrew Ference. Ovechkin got the lead back for the Capitals thirteen seconds later, and his goal was helped along by Laich and Roman Hamrlik. The Bruins retied it on a Daniel Paille tally, via Greg Zanon and Gregory Campbell. Boston gained the lead in the third period as Brian Rolston scored, thanks to Chris Kelly and Chara. Laich tied it back up for Washington, and the assists on his goal were provided by Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green. The Bruins retook the lead late as Chara scored, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron and Dennis Seidenberg. This held up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Laich, Chara, and Ovechkin. Boston now holds a 2-1 series win.
Game 4: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia. In goal: Braden Holtby for Washington; Tim Thomas for Boston. Washington started off with a Marcus Johansson goal, assisted by Brooks Laich. Boston tied it on a Rich Peverley goal, his second of the postseason, fueled by Gregory Campbell. The Capitals got the lead back late in the second period with the second of the playoffs for Alexander Semin, a power play goal powered by Keith Aucoin and Alex Ovechkin. There was no scoring in the third period, so the final favored Washington 2-1, with the three stars awarded to Holtby (44 for 45 in saves), Semin, and Dennis Seidenberg, while any point-earner may take the third slot. The series is tied at 2 games apiece.
Game 5: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tim Thomas for Boston; Braden Holtby for Washington. Washington started things in the second period as Alexander Semin netted his third of the postseason, thanks to Dennis Wideman and Marcus Johansson. The Capitals added on with a Jay Beagle goal, an unassisted tally. Boston got one back as Dennis Seidenberg scored with help from Milan Lucic and David Krejci. The Bruins evened it on a Brad Marchand goal, via Rich Peverley and Johnny Boychuk. Washington got the lead back in the third period as Mike Knuble scored thanks to Joel Ward and John Erskine. Boston retied it with a Boychuk power play goal set up by Seidenberg and Marchand. The Capitals secured a 4-3 victory late with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his second of the playoffs, powered by John Carlson. The three stars were Brouwer, Seidenberg, and Marchand, while Boychuk picks up an honorable mention. The Capitals took a 3-2 series lead with the win.
Game 6: Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia. In goal: Braden Holtby for Washington; Tim Thomas for Boston. Boston began with a Rich Peverley goal, his third of the postseason, with help from Andrew Ference and Patrice Bergeron. Washington tied it with a Mike Green goal, via Joel Ward and Roman Hamrlik. The Bruins got the lead back as David Krejci scored a power play goal, thanks to Milan Lucic and Peverley. The Capitals tied it late in the second period on a Jason Chimera goal, assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Hamrlik. Boston got the lead in the third period on a Ference goal, guided in by Tyler Seguin. Washington tied it again with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his second of the playoffs, with a lone Backstrom assist. The Bruins won it with an overtime tally from Seguin, pushed through by Lucic and Krejci for the 4-3 victory. The three stars ended up with Seguin, Backstrom, and Ference, while Lucic, Krejci, Peverley, and Hamrlik get the honorable mentions. The series is tied 3-3, forcing a game 7.
Game 7: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. In goal: Tim Thomas for Boston; Braden Holtby for Washington. Washington started off with a Matt Hendricks goal, fueled by John Carlson and Jason Chimera. Boston tied it in the second period with the second of the postseason by Tyler Seguin, assisted by Johnny Boychuk and Andrew Ference. The Capitals iced it at 2-1 in the overtime period on a Joel Ward goal with a Mike Knuble assist. The three stars were given to Ward, Seguin, and Dennis Seidenberg, while Holtby (31 for 32 in saves) gets an honorable mention. The Capitals took the series 4-3, eliminating the Bruins from their title defense.
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