"If you give those guys an inch, they'll take a foot and that's why they are the Stanley Cup champions," Senators coach Guy Boucher said. "They're a formidable team, and we know where we are and how far we've got to travel to get to that level. That's where it's at, so we know that."
The Senators were playing their first game without forward Mark Stone, who was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday.
Lindberg, who was playing his first game with the Senators after being acquired in the Stone trade, made it 1-0 at 3:16 of the first period off a cross-crease pass from Brian Gibbons.
Duclair made it 2-0 at 7:10 from the left circle on a power play.
Wilson cut it 2-1 at 16:57, tapping in a pass from Ovechkin at the top of the crease, and Eller scored 53 seconds later to tie it 2-2 on a one-timer from the top of the right circle.