Tuch scores twice as Capitals edge Canadiens 5-4
Alex Tuch had three points, and Justin Holl scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as Washington ended a two-game skid.
Alex Tuch delivered two goals and an assist for Washington in a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens at Capital One Arena on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The result ended the Capitals' two-game losing streak.
With the score tied 3-3, Justin Holl put Washington ahead at 12:29 of the third period. Tuch scored again at 17:05 to give the Capitals a two-goal cushion. Nick Suzuki answered on a 6-on-4 power play at 18:21, but Montreal could not force overtime.
Tuch's first goal came short-handed at 6:16 of the second period. Josh Anderson, who scored twice for Montreal, brought the Canadiens level again at 12:58.
Anderson had opened the scoring at 4:29 of the first period. Jordan Kyrou and Lane Hutson then exchanged goals before Ivan Miroshnichenko's power-play goal sent the teams to intermission tied 2-2.
Kyrou finished with a goal and an assist, and Alex Newhook supplied two assists for Montreal. Hutson contributed a goal and an assist.
The game also marked the first NHL meeting between Montreal's Lane Hutson and Washington's Cole Hutson. Cole assisted on Kyrou's first-period goal.
