[5] BOS Bruins 3-4 WAS Capitals [3] 2017-12-29 00:30
Stadium: Capital One Arena Round: 1
Home Manager: Barry Trotz Away Manager: Bruce Cassidy
Head to Head
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:00 | WAS Capitals v BOS Bruins | L | 5-3 |
| NHL | 2017/11/04 23:00 | WAS Capitals v BOS Bruins | L | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/04/08 19:00 | WAS Capitals v BOS Bruins | L | 3-1 |
| NHL | 2017/02/02 01:00 | BOS Bruins v WAS Capitals | L | 3-5 |
| NHL | 2016/12/08 01:00 | BOS Bruins v WAS Capitals | L | 3-4 |
Home History
| NHL | 2017/12/28 00:00 | OTT Senators v BOS Bruins | W | 1-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/23 18:00 | DET Red Wings v BOS Bruins | W | 1-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/22 00:00 | WIN Jets v BOS Bruins | W | 1-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/20 00:30 | BOS Bruins v BUF Sabres | W | 3-0 |
| NHL | 2017/12/19 00:00 | CLB Blue Jackets v BOS Bruins | W | 2-7 |
| NHL | 2017/12/16 22:00 | NY Rangers v BOS Bruins | L | 3-2 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:00 | WAS Capitals v BOS Bruins | L | 5-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/14 01:00 | BOS Bruins v DET Red Wings | W | 3-2 |
Away History
| NHL | 2017/12/28 01:00 | WAS Capitals v NY Rangers | L | 0-1 |
| NHL | 2017/12/24 01:00 | WAS Capitals v VGS Golden Knights | L | 0-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/23 02:00 | WAS Capitals v ARZ Coyotes | L | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/20 01:30 | WAS Capitals v DAL Stars | W | 4-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/17 01:00 | ANA Ducks v WAS Capitals | W | 2-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/15 00:00 | WAS Capitals v BOS Bruins | W | 5-3 |
| NHL | 2017/12/13 00:00 | COL Avalanche v WAS Capitals | W | 2-5 |
| NHL | 2017/12/12 00:00 | WAS Capitals v NY Islanders | L | 1-3 |