Blackhawks drop preseason opener in DC

The Blackhawks opened the preseason Monday night with a 4-3 overtime loss at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

Aleksi Saarela, Alex Nylander and Adam Boqvist notched the goals for Chicago while Collin Delia played the full game in net and stopped 25 of 29 Capitals’ shots.

Nylander was mostly impressive in his first look in a Blackhawks’ sweater, adding an assist on Saarela’s re-direct tally in the opening frame.

Washington dressed a group void of most of its anticipated roster, aside from Tom Wilson, who won the game with an individual effort in the three-on-three overtime.

Ryan Carpenter, John Quenneville, and Anton Wedin also made their team debuts. Kris Versteeg, who is pegged for a…