In a 5-2 win against the Hurricanes on Friday, Alex Tuch became the 46th player to score in his Caps debut, but also the fifth player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his debut.
Alex Tuch scored twice in his Washington Capitals debut during a 5-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, October 2, 2026. With the performance, Tuch became the 46th player in franchise history to score in his team debut and only the fifth to record multiple goals in that initial appearance.
Tuch joins Mikhail Grabovski, Scott Walker, Alex Ovechkin, and Brian Bellows as the only Capitals players with multi-goal debuts. Prior to Tuch, Cole Hutson was the most recent player to score in his Capitals debut on March 18, 2026.
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