The Boston hockey players defeated Washington 6: 3 in the NHL and scored their fourth victory in a row. David Krejčí, who was declared the second star of the match, contributed two goals to the important victory over the leader of the Eastern Division, and David Pastrňák added three assists.
Goalkeeper Vítek Vaněček collected Capitals five times, the last goal fell into an empty goal.
In the opening period, the home team took the lead within a minute after hitting Captain Patrice Bergeron and Krejčí, but TJ Oshie lowered just before the break and equalized in the beginning of the second part from the power play. The guests immediately took the lead in another numerical advantage after Anthony Mantha’s goal.
But the Bruins were able to react quickly and after Pastrňák’s pass Brad Marchand equalized. At the end of the second period, Krejčí and Bergeron again took office and again, one after the other, they entered the shooters. The tailor first waited in the power play until a defending player passed in front of him, who tried to jump into the shot, then Bergeron completed three in two combinations with Pastrňák and Marchand in the raid.
In the end, Washington was not saved even by the recall of Vaněček, who scored 22 successful interventions in the match. Less than two minutes before the end, Marchand sealed the score into an empty goal after Pastrňák’s next pass, and with a balance of two goals and two assists, he reached the limit of 700 points in his career.
Boston – Washington 6:3 (2:1, 3:2, 1:0)
Goals: 13th and 38th Bergeron (second Pastrňák), 14th and 37th Krejčí, 27th and 59th Marchand (both Pastrňák) – 20th and 24th Oshie, 25th Mantha. Shots on goal: 28:33. Vítek Vaněček caught 58 minutes and 42 seconds in Washington, collected five goals from 27 shots and had a success rate of 81.5 percent. Attendance: 2191 (limited number). Match stars: 1. Bergeron, 2. Tailor, 3. Marchand (all Boston).
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