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Alex Tuch has 2 goals and an assist in the Capitals' 5-4 win over the Canadiens

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Silber, S. (2026, October 15). Alex Tuch has 2 goals and an assist in the Capitals' 5-4 win over the Canadiens. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/alex-tuch-has-2-goals-and-an-assist-in-the-capitals-5-4-win-over-the-canadiens/article_55a9a4ea-20a2-5fc3-8f12-a00764ddda9b.html

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Alex Tuch scored two goals and added an assist as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a game played on Wednesday night. The Capitals ended their two-game losing streak, with Charlie Lindgren making 26 saves. Josh Anderson led the Canadiens with two goals, while Lane Hutson and Nick Suzuki also found the net for Montreal. Both teams had played games the previous day; Washington lost to Carolina, and Montreal won against Buffalo in a shootout.

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On Wednesday night, Alex Tuch scored two goals and added an assist as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 5-4 in an NHL game. The Capitals ended their two-game losing streak with this victory. Jordan Kyrou contributed another goal and an assist for Washington, while Justin Holl and Ivan Miroshnichenko also scored goals. Charlie Lindgren made 26 saves for the Capitals. For the Canadiens, Josh Anderson scored twice, Lane Hutson added a goal, and Nick Suzuki had one as well. The game saw Montreal take an early lead but the Capitals tied it near the end of the first period on a power play when Tuch's shot went off Anderson’s stick and into the net. Washington took a 3-2 lead in the second period with another Tuch goal, though Anderson later tied it again. Justin Holl then scored the winning goal for the Capitals with seven minutes left in regulation.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Tuch scored twice and added an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Wednesday night. asserted

Capitals → score → night

Jordan Kyrou had a goal and assist, Justin Holl and Ivan Miroshnichenko also scored and Charlie Lindgren stopped 26 shots to help the Capitals snap a two-game losing streak. Josh Anderson scored twice and Lane Hutson and Nick Suzuki added goals for the Canadiens. Both teams played on Tuesday night, with Washington falling 4-2 at Carolina, and Montreal edging Buffalo 4-3 in a shootout at home. asserted

Montreal → have → home

Montreal got off to a quick start when Anderson, alone at the net front, buried a feed from Alex Newhook 4:56 into play. asserted

Anderson → get → play

Minutes later, Kryou responded, cutting to the middle before rifling a quick shot past Jakub Dobes. asserted

Kryou → respond → Dobes

Roughly halfway through the first, Montreal regained the lead, as Hutson, playing against younger brother Cole for the first time, beat Charlie Lindgren on a quick shot from the slot. asserted

Hutson → regain → slot

With 25 seconds to go in the period, the Capitals tied it 2 on a power play. asserted

Capitals → go → play

Ivan Miroshnichenko’s backdoor feed to Tuch went off Anderson’s stick and in. asserted

feed → go → stick

Washington took a 3-2 lead 6:16 into the second period, when Tuch had a short-handed goal. asserted

Tuch → take → goal

Anderson tied it again from close range. asserted

Anderson → tie → range

Justin Holl broke the tie with 7:31 minutes to go, beating Dobes on a point shot through traffic. asserted

Holl → break → traffic

Tuch added an insurance goal minutes later for his fifth of the season. asserted

Tuch → add → season

Suzuki pulled the Canadiens within one with 1:39 to go on a power play with an extra attacker. asserted

Suzuki → pull → attacker

Up next Canadiens: Host Buffalo on Saturday night. Capitals: Host New Jersey on Saturday. asserted

Capitals → host → Saturday

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