Heinen's shootout goal lifts Bruins past Capitals

Danton Heinen scored on the first attempt in the shootout to give a Boston Bruins split squad a 2-1 win against the Washington Capitals at TD Garden in the opener of the domestic portion of their preseason schedule.

The rest of the Bruins are taking part in the O.R.G. NHL China Games. They will play the Calgary Flames in Beijing on Wednesday (7:30 a.m. ET; NBCSN, SN).
Heinen put a backhand shot past rookie goaltender
Vitek Vanecek
to start the tiebreaker, and Boston goaltender Zane McIntyre stopped all three attempts by the Capitals, ending the game by making a save on Jakub Vrana's wrist shot.
Jakub Lauko scored at 17:01 of the first period for the Bruins. Brett Connolly tied the game at 17:25 of the second period for Washington, which lost in coach Todd Reirden's debut.
McIntyre played the entire game and made 21 saves. Pheonix Copley allowed one goal on 22 shots for the Capitals; Vanecek made 12 saves.
The teams play again Tuesday at Capital One Arena.