Cole Hutson scored 1:14 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday. Hutson finished with a goal and an assist, ending the contest on a wrist shot after setting up the game-tying goal late in regulation.
Washington struck early when Matt Roy scored his first goal of the season just 35 seconds into the opening period on a slap shot set up by Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas. Ottawa responded with two unanswered goals in the second period. Ridly Greig tied the game 1-1 at 11:05 with a backhand shot, assisted by Thomas Chabot and Michael Amadio. Hayden Hodgson then netted his first goal of the season at 16:04 on a snap shot, with Chabot and Stephen Halliday collecting the assists to give the Senators a 2-1 advantage.
The Capitals evened the score at 12:31 of the third period when Pierre-Luc Dubois beat Samuel Ersson with a snap shot. Hutson and Tom Wilson earned the assists on the tying marker. In the extra frame, Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome combined to find Hutson, who beat Ersson for his fifth goal of the season.
Logan Thompson stopped 24 of 26 shots to earn the victory for Washington, while Ersson made 14 saves on 17 shots in the overtime loss. Neither team converted on the man advantage, as the Capitals finished 0-for-4 on the power play and the Senators went 0-for-3.
The victory extended Washington's winning streak to two games and improved its record to 10-6-0 on the season. Ottawa moved to 11-6-2 with the overtime defeat.
Both teams return to the ice on Thursday. The Capitals visit the New Jersey Devils, while the Senators host the Colorado Avalanche.
