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Buffalo Sabres 3 Washington Capitals 4
Status: Final/OT
1 2 3 OT T
Sabres 2 0 1 0 3
Capitals 1 2 0 1 4
OT 3:42 WSH 3- 4 Alex Tuch Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan
Strome (6), Jakob Chychrun (6)
3rd 2:20 BUF 3- 3 Noah Ostlund Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Owen
Power (7), Rasmus Dahlin (3)
2nd 17:24 WSH 2- 3 Dylan Strome Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists:
Justin Sourdif (1), Martin Fehervary (2)
2nd 2:59 WSH 2- 2 Dylan Strome Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Jordan
Kyrou (6), Jakob Chychrun (5)
1st 16:10 WSH 2- 1 Alex Tuch Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Jordan
Kyrou (5)
1st 10:36 BUF 2- 0 Josh Doan Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan
McLeod (2)
1st 6:27 BUF 1- 0 Jack Quinn Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Olen
Zellweger (2), Zach Benson (7)
Goals Dylan Strome 2 Assists Jordan Kyrou 2 Points Dylan Strome 3
Goals Josh Doan 1 Assists Rasmus Dahlin 1 Points Jack Quinn 1
Alex Tuch gets winner against former team and Dylan Strome scores twice, as Capitals beat Sabres 4-3
WASHINGTON -- Alex Tuch scored two goals, including the winner in overtime, to lead the Washington Capitals to a win over the Buffalo Sabres , 4-3 on Saturday night.
Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for the Capitals.
Tuch opened the scoring for Washington when a pass bounced off Tage Thompsons stick and into his own net. Dylan Strome scored 2:59 into the second period, then once more with 2:36 left in the period.
Tuch was acquired this summer by the Capitals from the Sabres via sign-and-trade. He signed an eight-year, $84 million deal to help bolster the Capitals' offense.
Jack Quinn and Josh Doan scored early for Buffalo to put the visitors up by two. The Capitals offense found its footing, though, and turned up the pressure on the Sabres defense to gain the lead in the second period, only to have Noah Ostlund tie it once again 2:20 into the third period. The game remained tied through the remainder of the third period, despite multiple power play opportunities and scoring chances for both teams.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 30 saves for the Sabres.
The Capitals were coming off a loss to the previously winless Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. And, after a three-day break which allowed them to get both Pierre Luc-Dubois and Justin Sourdif back into the forward lines, the looked far more complete against the Sabres.
Buffalo has now lost three games in a row and has just three points in its last five games.
Sabres: At the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday
Capitals: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.
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