The Capitals opened the scoring with a goal from Zdeno Chara (2) at 13:26 of the first frame. The Capitals would quickly make it 2-0 with a goal from Daniel Sprong (2) 1:11 later.The first period would expire with the Capitals leading 2-0.
LIVE STATS
SCORING
Zdeno Chara goal:
BIG ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
that’s the tweet. pic.twitter.com/0mqKw8aVRa
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 2, 2021
Daniel Sprong goal:
when it rains it ✨pours✨ pic.twitter.com/zvuEDNjDyP
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 2, 2021
BASIC STATS
(Stats from NHL.com)
SHOTS
(Stats from Natural Stat Trick) The Bruins dominated possession for the first six minutes of play, but the Capitals quickly flipped the script in the second half of the first period. The Capitals led in shot attempts 19-16 and shots on goal 15-8 for the first 20 minutes.
EXPECTED GOALS
(Stats from MoneyPuck.com)
By Jon Sorensen
