Bruins at Capitals Preseason Game Central: How to Watch, Live Updates, Analysis

Everything to know about the Bruins and Capitals, including the latest score, lines, and more from Capital One Arena. .

Sep 20, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins center Matt Poitras (51) prepares to take a face-off during the third period of the game against the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Natalie Reid-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The Boston Bruins close out the preseason Friday night, taking on the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena.

The contest against the Capitals is the fourth and final preseason game the Bruins play prior to the start of the 2026-27 campaign, entering the matchup with a 2-1-0 record.

Following the contest, Boston will have the weekend to get ready for the regular season opener against the New York Rangers.

Six veterans with over 100 NHL games will be ineligible to play in the preseason finale for the Bruins after featuring in two of the first three contests. The list consists of Michael Eyssimont. Brendan Gaunce, Jordan Harris, Henri Jokiharju. Sean Kuraly, and Charlie McAvoy

Earlier Thursday, the Bruins announced their roster for the game which features forwards JJ Peterka, Casey Mittelstadt. Pavel Zacha, Elias Lindhom, Morgan Geekie, James Hagens, Mark Kastelic, Dans Locmelis, Tanner Jeannot, David Pastrnak, Marat Khusnutdinov, and Fraser Minten, defensemen Mason Lohrei, Will Borge, Hampus Lindholm, Jonathan Aspirot, Connor Clifton, Nikita Zadorov, and goalies Jeremy Swayman and Michael DiPietro.

Bruins at Capitals Scoring, Breakdown:

Overtime

• Capitals 3, Bruins 2: Washington finishes the Bruins off with their third power play goal, this one during four-on-three play to open overtime. The goal for Jordan Kyru came just eleven seconds into overtime.

• After the teams skate to a 2-2 end of regulation, the preseason game is headed to overtime. This will be the second preseason game to reach overtime for the Bruins, the first was a shootout win over the Flyers.

Third Period

• Capitals 2, Bruins 2: After trailing by a pair at the second intermission, the Bruins storm back to tie it. Just over two minutes after Geekie put home the first Boston goal, Pastrnak found the equalizer. Peterka created the play after recieving a pass near the right side of wall before skating to his left and finding Pastrnak. Zacha was also credited with an assist, his second of the period.

• Capitals 2, Bruins 1: Boston Bruins show signs of life to start the third as Morgan Geekie strikes early in the period. Zacha and Clifton recorded assists on the play, as Zacha made the play from behind the cage to find Geekie right out in front.

Second Period

• Capitals 2, Bruins 0: A second power play goal for the Capitals as Tom Wilson records his second point less than two minutes into the second period.

First Period

• Capitals 1, Bruins 0: Washington Capitals opened the scoring less than two minutes in as Dylan Strome scored his second of the preseason. Assists from Tom Wilson and

Pierre-Luc Dubois.

Bruins at Capitals Game Information:

Who: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals 

When: Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. ET 

Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. 

Officials: TBA

Series: 1-0 (Preseason) 

Last Meeting: September 20- Boston won 3-2 in shootout (preseason)

How to Watch Capitals at Bruins: 

TV:, NESN+ (Boston), MNMT (Washington), ESPN+ (out of market)

Radio: 98.5 FM (Boston), Caps Radio Network (Washington)

SiriusXM: 91

This Week's Biggest Bruins Headlines: 

• On Wednesday, Boston waived recent free agent signing Max Guenette as they continue to trim the roster ahead of the regular season opener on Monday. Read more about the move here. 

• The Bruins made their first roster cuts of training camp, sending eight players down to the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League. Read more about the eight players sent down here. 

• Boston is back on the ice twenty-four hours after falling to the Flyers on the road for their first loss of the preseason. Take a look at the game recap from last night. 

Bruins at Capitals Lines: 

Bruins

Peterka – Lindholm – Pastrnak
Mittelstadt – Zacha – Geekie
Hagens – Minten – Khusnutdinov
Jeannot – Locmelis – Kastelic

Lindholm – Borgen
Zadorov – Clifton
Aspirot – Lohrei

Swayman
DiPietro

Capitals: 

Tuch - Dubois - Wilson
Leonard - Strome - Frank
A. Protas - I. Protas, - Kyrou
Jenner - Sourdif - Beauvillier

Chychrun - Roy
Hutson - Desharnais
Fehervary - Liljegren

Thompson
Stevenson

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