WASHINGTON — Tom Wilson scored for the third straight game to start the season in the Washington Capitals 3-2 win against the Dallas Stars at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

Colin Blackwell and Jason Robertson scored for the Stars (4-1-0) who were looking to start the season 5-0 for the first time since 2006-07. Casey DeSmith made 23 saves.

Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh scored for the Capitals (2-1-0), who won the final two games of their season-opening three-game homestand. Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves.

Blackwell gave the Stars a 1-0 lead at 12:19 of the first period, scoring a short-handed goal on a breakaway when he deked Lindgren before sliding the puck in.

Wilson tied the score 1-1 at 55 seconds of the second period. Connor McMichael got to a loose puck along the left boards and passed to Pierre-Luc Dubois, who redirected the puck to a charging Wilson for a shot from the slot.

Strome gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead at 6:15, scoring on a shot from the point through a screen.

Robertson tied It 2-2 at 13:09 when he knocked in a loose puck after Wyatt Johnston’s shot from the point hit teammate Roope Hintz in front.

Raddysh, signed as a free agent on July 1, gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead at 17:32 when he scored his first goal of the season on a wrist shot from the left point through traffic.