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 Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday despite Ottawa dominating large portions of the contest. Hutson scored the overtime winner for the Capitals after Washington was outworked and outshot by the host Senators. Despite the loss, Ottawa managed to earn a point to move to 11-6-2 on the season.
Ottawa controlled the final two periods, outshooting Washington 17-2 in the second frame and holding the Capitals without a shot for over 21 minutes. The Senators suffered another injury blow when forward Nick Cousins left the ice following a heavy collision involving Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun.
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