Overview

• Boston opened with a 3-1 win in Washington as Jeremy Swayman turned aside 34 of 35 shots.
• Washington went 0-for-5 on the power play, including a brief two-man advantage that Boston snuffed out.
• Elias Lindholm netted the go-ahead power-play goal 38 seconds after Tom Wilson tied the game in the third period.
• David Pastrnak recorded a goal and an assist, and Morgan Geekie added an empty-netter to seal it.
• Swayman denied Nic Dowd on a semi-breakaway and held Alex Ovechkin without a goal, giving Marco Sturm his first win as an NHL head coach before Boston’s home opener against Chicago.