Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins

Preseason

2-0-3, 2-0-1 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Capitals WSH	0	1	1	0	2
Bruins BOS	0	1	1	1	3

Boston BruinsBruinsBOS

4-1-0, 1-1-0 Home


Shots	14	38
Hits	14	22
Faceoffs Won	30	21
Faceoff Win Percent	58.8	41.2
Power Play Opportunities	5	6
Power Play Goals	1	2
Power Play Percentage	20.0	33.3
Short Handed Goals	0	0
Total Penalties	14	11
Penalty Minutes	59	37
Blocked Shots	16	5
Takeaways	7	4
Giveaways	12	10

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Deflated Carolina Hurricanes face 2-1 deficit after 2OT loss

After allowing four goals in the second period, and rallying to tie Game 3 in the third, only to lose it in double overtime on a bad bounce Saturday, the deflated Carolina Hurricanes face a 2-1 deficit in the Stanley Cup Final with Game 4 set for Tuesday.

Hurricanes-Golden Knights Game 3 takeaways, grades, questions

The game was absolute chaos, with four straight goals scored by each team before a double-overtime winner for Vegas. Here's what it all means, with a look ahead to Game 4 and beyond.

Vegas Golden Knights outlast Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3

Defenseman Shea Theodore was credited with a goal in double overtime, and the Golden Knights recovered from losing a 4-0 lead to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, giving Vegas a 2-1 lead in the series.

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Washington Capitals @ Boston Bruins

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Zdeno CharaD - BOS

Chris KellyC - BOS

Dennis SeidenbergD - BOS

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Deflated Carolina Hurricanes face 2-1 deficit after 2OT loss

Hurricanes-Golden Knights Game 3 takeaways, grades, questions

Vegas Golden Knights outlast Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3