Jordan Kyrou’s power-play strike 11 seconds into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 preseason win over the Boston Bruins on Friday night at Capital One Arena, closing Boston’s exhibition schedule at 2-1-1 ahead of Tuesday’s regular-season opener against the Rangers.
Kyrou took a feed from Jakob Chychrun and beat Jeremy Swayman from the top of the left circle, ringing the far post with two seconds left on a carryover 4-on-3. The goal capped a perfect night for Washington’s power play, which scored on all three opportunities.
Bruins Capitals overtime: how the game unfolded
Washington seized a 2-0 lead on man-advantage goals. Dylan Strome tucked home a loose puck at 18:04 of the first, assisted by Tom Wilson and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Early in the second, Wilson finished a Strome feed that deflected off Dubois, making it 2-0 at 1:39.
Boston answered in a whistle-heavy third. Morgan Geekie scored from the slot at 3:40, and David Pastrnak tied it with a flank one-timer at 5:56. Logan Thompson’s left-pad robbery on an Elias Lindholm breakaway with under seven minutes left preserved the tie until overtime.
Penalty kill details that bothered Marco Sturm
Both clubs dressed lineups heavy with regulars. Bruins coach Marco Sturm said the penalty kill’s structure was “fine” but faulted readiness and shooting lanes after three power-play goals against. “We’ve just got to make sure that we dial in, because those little details [need to be] better on clears,” he said after the loss.
Sport Logic tracking cited by WashingtonCaps.com showed the Capitals possessing the puck in the offensive zone for 4:20 of 5:01 spent on the power play. Face-off wins and retrievals, Sturm suggested, exposed detail gaps more than system failure.
Swayman and Thompson flash midseason form
Swayman denied Boone Jenner on a breakaway shortly before Geekie’s goal and was largely sharp until the overtime winner. Thompson’s glove work and the Lindholm stop were critical as the third period bogged down — 28 face-offs in the third alone after just 34 across the first 40 minutes.
For Boston, the night offered useful October reps: Geekie and Pastrnak finishing, special teams under pressure, and a final look at how the group responds when trailing early against a playoff-caliber opponent.
Opening night vs. the Rangers is next
The Bruins’ preseason is finished. They host the New York Rangers on Tuesday to open the regular season, while Washington wraps its exhibition slate Saturday in Philadelphia before visiting Carolina next Friday. Cleaning up clears and shot-blocking habits between now and Tuesday will be the clearest takeaway from this Bruins Capitals overtime setback — not the final preseason record of 2-1-1.
