Recap: Bruins edged out, 2-1, by Capitals

It wasn’t the return from break that the Boston Bruins were looking for today, as they fell, 2-1, to the Washington Capitals at the TD Garden.

The Bruins’ game progressed as the game went on, with a great second period, but the team’s play was riddled with overpassing and slow decision making.

Here are the highlights:

First period:

The Capitals opened the scoring at 6:28 of the first period on the power play.

Along the goal line, Nicklas Backstrom picked up the loose puck from Marcus Johansson’s attempts for a low shot past Jeremy Swayman. 1-0 Capitals.

Second period:

The Capitals took a two-goal lead at 11:40 of the second period.

Jakub Lauko failed to clear the puck from the zone as Garnet…