Rookie defenceman Cole Hutson scored the overtime winner 1:14 into the extra period as the Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 at the Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday night, completing a comeback after being dominated for long stretches of the game.
Hutson, set up by Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome, also assisted on the tying goal. With the assist on the winner, Ovechkin tied Nicklas Backstrom (762) for the Washington franchise lead in assists.
A game of two halves
Matt Roy opened the scoring just 35 seconds into the game for Washington. But Ottawa answered with two second-period goals — Ridly Greig at 11:05 and Hayden Hodgson at 16:04, both set up by Thomas Chabot — and outshot Washington 17-2 in the second period. The Capitals went 21:05 without a shot on goal.
Pierre-Luc Dubois tied it 2-2 at 12:31 of the third on a cross-ice feed from Hutson, setting up the rookie’s overtime heroics.
Goalies and the standings
Logan Thompson made 23 saves for Washington; Samuel Ersson stopped 14 shots for Ottawa. Washington improved to 10-6-0 with a second straight win, while Ottawa fell to 11-6-2, ending a two-game winning run.
Next up: the Senators host Colorado on Thursday 12 November, while the Capitals visit New Jersey the same night.
More from the NHL this week: the Oilers beat the Rangers 3-1 on Sunday, and Carey Price and Patrice Bergeron entered the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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