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Caps Outlast Blues in Season Opener

Jakub Vrana scored at 2:51 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Stanley Cup champion on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams.

 

Vrana beat Jordan Binnington with a high snap shot to the star corner for his first point in five career games against the Blues. It was just Binnington?s third loss in 17 career home games.

 

Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov also scored for the Capitals. After allowing two goals on the first three shots he faced, Braden Holtby stopped the final 19 he faced.

 

Sammy Blais and Alex Pietrangelo scored for the Blues, and Binnington made 31 saves.

 

The Blues started their title defense in style with Blais scoring on the first shot of the game just 53 seconds in. David Perron carried the puck below the right circle and feathered a pass between two defenders to setup Blais' one-timer. Ryan O'Reilly got a secondary assist for his 500th career point.

 

Pietrangelo made it 2-0 with a power-play goal at 7:55 of the first. Justin Faulk, playing in his first game for the Blues, set up the one-timer.

 

Ovechkin got the Capitals on the board with 4:23 left in the first. He entered the Blues' zone, made a nifty move between three defenders and beat Binnington with a wrist shot.

 

Orlov tied it on a power play with 7:32 left in the second. He blasted a slap shot from above the right circle directly off a faceoff.

 

The Blues hosts Dallas on Saturday night.

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