The Boston Bruins secured a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday, March 14, 2026, after a tense shootout that extended to the ninth round. This win ended a seven-game road losing streak for the Bruins and moved them into fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
Charlie McAvoy led the Bruins with two goals, the first assisted by David Pastrňák and the second off a deflection of a shot from Pavel Zacha. Fraser Minten ultimately scored the decisive goal in the shootout, after both Zacha and Pastrňák were unsuccessful in earlier attempts.
For the Capitals, Matt Roy and Rasmus Sandin each scored a goal, but it wasn’t enough to secure the win. David Kämpf, a Czech forward recently traded to Washington from Vancouver, did not play, as he is still awaiting U.S. Work authorization.
In other NHL action on Saturday, the Colorado Avalanche suffered an unexpected 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, who currently hold the twelfth position in the Western Conference. Martin Nečas scored Colorado’s lone goal at 58:44 in the third period during a power play, marking his 31st goal of the season, but Winnipeg’s Cole Perfetti sealed the victory with an empty-net goal shortly after.
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| Ottawa – Anaheim 2:0 (0:0, 2:0, 0:0) |
| Branky: 24. Amadio, 30. Chabot. Střely na branku: 29:23. Diváci: 18.381. Hvězdy zápasu: 1. Ullmark, 2. Pinto, 3. Spence (všichni Ottawa). |
| Washington – Boston 2:3 po sam. Náj. (0:0, 1:1, 1:1 – 0:0) |
| Branky: 22. Roy, 44. Sandin – 32. A 51. McAvoy (na první PASTRŇÁK, na druhou ZACHA), rozhodující nájezd Minten. Střely na branku: 27:34. Diváci: 18.347. Hvězdy zápasu: 1. Swayman (Boston), 2. Thompson, 3. Sandin (oba Washington). |
| Winnipeg – Colorado 3:1 (0:0, 2:0 1:1) |
| Branky: 23. Connor, 32. Iafallo, 60. Perfetti – 59. NEČAS. Střely na branku: 18:29. Diváci: 14.756. Hvězdy zápasu: 1. Connor, 2. Scheifele, 3. Hellebuyck (všichni Winnipeg). |
