The main time of the meeting, held in Boston, ended with a score of 2: 2.

Charlie Coyle and David Pastrniak scored among the hosts. The Capitals responded with goals from Travis Boyd and TJ Oshi.

In the shootout, the victory was brought to the guests by the accurate throw of Yakub Vrana.

The Russian forward of “Washington” Evgeny Kuznetsov was noted by one assists.

In the next match, Washington will play against Anaheim Ducks, and Boston will meet with New Jersey Devils.

Earlier, Tampa Bay Lightning lost the Winnipeg Jets, despite 23 saves by Andrey Vasilevsky and a transfer from Nikita Kucherov.