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

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 15). NHL scores: Alex Tuch has 2 goals and an assist in the Capitals' win over the Canadiens. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl-scores-alex-tuch-has-2-goals-and-an-assist-in-the-capitals-win-over-the-canadiens/article_0ac8a2cc-b7cb-5b11-b17d-a45c67ae9f95.html

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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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📰 Alex Tuch Scores In Capitals Win
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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
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