Hutson scores in overtime as Caps tip Senators 3-2

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Cole Hutson's goal 74 seconds into overtime, set up by Alex Ovechkin, lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

OTTAWA – Cole Hutson’s goal 74 seconds into overtime, set up by Alex Ovechkin, lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

The Capitals overcame a horrid second period, in which they allowed two goals and trailed 2-1, to register the victory.

Matt Roy and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for the Capitals (10-6-0), while netminder Logan Thompson made 23 saves.

Ridly Greig and Hayden Hodgson scored for the Senators (11-6-2), while Samuel Ersson stopped 14 shots.

Outshot 17-2 in the second period, Washington went a span of 20 minutes and five seconds before they registered their next shot in the third period.

The Capitals showed life on the power play and maintained control after it expired and capitalized with Hutson finding Dubois at the side of the net for a wide-open shot to tie it 2-2 at 12:31 of the third.

Ersson made a big save on Jack St. Ivany with four minutes remaining to keep the game tied.

With 2:57 remaining Jakob Chychrun laid a huge hit on Nick Cousins and no penalty was called to Ottawa’s disappointment. Cousins needed help getting off the ice.

Down 1-0 after the first, the Senators scored twice to lead 2-1 after 40 minutes.

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