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NHL scores: Alex Tuch has 2 goals and an assist in the Capitals' win over the Canadiens

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Alex Tuch scored two goals and added an assist as the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Wednesday night in Washington, D.C., ending their two-game losing streak. Jordan Kyrou also contributed a goal and an assist for the Capitals, while Charlie Lindgren made 26 saves. For the Canadiens, Josh Anderson had a brace of goals and Lane Hutson scored once; however, Montreal lost despite getting off to an early lead.

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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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AVALANCHE Capitals Montreal STARS WASHINGTON

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AVALANCHE ORG · 4× STARS ORG · 4× Anderson PERSON · 3× Tuch PERSON · 3× Capitals ORG · 2× Charlie Lindgren PERSON · 2× Hyry PERSON · 2× Justin Holl PERSON · 2× Montreal GPE · 2× WASHINGTON GPE · 2×

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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.

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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. asserted

Capitals → score → streak

Josh Anderson scored twice and Lane Hutson and Nick Suzuki added goals for the Canadiens. asserted

Hutson → score → Canadiens

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

STARS 3, AVALANCHE 2, SO DENVER )(AP) — Roope Hintz scored in the fourth round of the shootout and Dallas beat Colorado in a game where the Avalanche had two early goals disallowed. asserted

goals → score → game

Hintz sent a wrist shot past Scott Wedgewood. asserted

Hintz → send → Wedgewood

Casey DeSmith secured the win by stopping Brock Nelson. asserted

DeSmith → secure → Nelson

Miro Heiskanen and Arttu Hyry scored for the Stars, who split a back-to back set of games with the Avalanche. asserted

who → score → Avalanche

They lost 3-2 at home the night before. asserted

They → lose → home

Hyry nearly won it in overtime but sent a bouncing puck off the post. asserted

Hyry → win → post

Hyry’s short-handed tally off a steal against Cale Makar gave the Stars a 2-1 lead early in the third period before Nelson tied it with 11:39 left. asserted

Nelson → give → 11:39

The Avalanche had quite a night of disallowed goals and close calls. asserted

Avalanche → have → goals

Jaden Schwartz saw his score overturned in the first period after the Stars successfully challenged for offsides. asserted

Stars → see → offsides

Later in the period, Gabriel Landeskog’s goal was taken off the board when it was ruled the captain made a kicking motion to knock in the puck. asserted

captain → take → puck

In the third, Gavin Brindley thought he scored and even began celebrating with teammates. asserted

he → think → teammates

But the officials never ruled it a goal and replays showed it glanced off both posts and didn’t go into the net. asserted

it → rule → net