Bruins Extend Home Streak to 12 with 3-1 Win Over Capitals

Boston Bruins extended their home winning streak to 12 games with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon at TD Garden. Viktor Arvidsson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, helping the Bruins secure crucial points in their push for a playoff spot.

The win came at a pivotal time for Boston, which entered the game four points ahead of Washington in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. Arvidsson broke a 1-1 tie at 4:28 of the third period, converting a backhand pass from Casey Mittelstadt on a breakaway to beat Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson with a wrist shot over his left pad for his 18th goal of the season. Elias Lindholm sealed the outcome with an empty-net goal at 19:36.9, assisted by David Pastrnak, who also recorded two assists in the game.

Pavel Zacha opened the scoring for Boston at 4:07 of the second period on a power play. After Charlie McAvoy passed to Zacha low in the zone, Thompson stopped the initial shot, but Zacha batted the rebound out of midair for his 16th goal. Washington responded quickly, tying the game at 7:21 when Jakob Chychrun made a strong individual move from the blue line to set up Aliaksei Protas for a goal from...