Recap
Alex Tuch scores twice as Capitals beat Hurricanes 5-2
The Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Friday night at Lenovo Center. Washington never trailed, striking for three goals in the first period and two more in the second before Carolina pushed back late.
Alex Tuch opened the scoring at 6:33 of the first and added his second of the season at 14:23, the game-winner, with Pierre-Luc Dubois assisting on both. Cole Hutson, Jakob Chychrun on the power play and Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals. Sebastian Aho answered on the power play for Carolina, and Logan Stankoven replied in the third.
Tuch took first-star honors with 2 goals, Logan Thompson made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win, and Chychrun chipped in a goal and an assist. Dylan Strome finished with 2 assists. The Hurricanes outshot Washington 33-27 but Brandon Bussi stopped just 22 of 27. The Capitals improved to 1-0-0 while Carolina fell to 0-1-1.
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