WASHINGTON (AP) – Wayne Primeau scored twice and the Boston Bruins beat Washington 3-2 on Monday night, snapping the Capitals’ season-high, four-game winning streak.

Brad Boyes also scored for Boston, and Brad Isbister and Eric Nickulas each had two assists. The Bruins have won three of four games and earned points in five straight.

Brian Willsie and Brooks Laich scored for the Capitals, who failed in a bid to win five straight for the first time since March 3-11, 2001.

Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin was shut out, ending an eight-game point streak that matched the rookie’s season high. Ovechkin hit the left post with 1:43 left in regulation, and Chris Clark couldn’t follow up the rebound for the tying goal.

Boston outshot the Capitals 13-4 in the opening period, taking a 1-0 lead on Primeau’s goal at 6:00. Primeau scored at the right post on a wraparound, despite being hounded by Washington’s Jeff Halpern.

Primeau struck again 12:31 into the second period, redirecting a shot past Brent Johnson for his 10th goal, his second two-goal game of the season and first since coming to Boston in a Nov. 30 trade with San Jose.

Nick Boynton set up the goal, pulling in a puck that appeared to have cleared the blue line at center point and sailing a wrist shot on net. The drive struck Primeau in front of the crease and knuckled past Johnson.

About 4 minutes later, Boyes made it 3-0. Boyes outhustled Jeff Friesen into the right corner for a dump-in, grabbed the puck and pushed it past Johnson.

Willsie cut the deficit to two goals with 1:16 remaining in the second, converting Matt Pettinger’s left-side pass from the right of the crease.

Laich surprised Tim Thomas with a shot from low in the right circle, making it 3-2 2:51 into the third period.

Notes: Isbister picked up his 100th career assist on Primeau’s first goal. … Washington played without D Jamie Heward (groin), while Halpern returned after missing seven of nine games because of a groin injury. … Primeau’s other two-goal effort was Oct. 12 against Columbus.