Alex Tuch’s 2-Goal Debut Sparks Capitals’ 5-2 Win over Hurricanes
Tuch became the fourth Capitals player to score multiple goals in a debut as Washington opened the season with a 5-2 win.
- On Friday, Alex Tuch scored twice in his Washington Capitals debut, leading the team to a 5-2 victory over defending champion Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh.
- Washington acquired Tuch in an offseason sign-and-trade with the Buffalo Sabres, and he subsequently signed an eight-year, $84 million contract with the Capitals.
- Alex Ovechkin, the 41-year-old Capitals captain, opened his 22nd NHL season with an assist on Tuch's opening goal, while goaltender Logan Thompson made 31 saves.
- Tuch became the fourth player in Capitals history to score multiple goals in his debut, joining Ovechkin, Brian Bellows, and Mikhail Grabovski in the distinction.
- The Capitals travel to Tampa Bay on Saturday night, while the Hurricanes visit Philadelphia for their third chance at a win to start the season.
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RALEIGH — The Hurricanes ran back nearly their entire lineup for this season following the franchise’s second Stanley Cup, while the Capitals brought in reinforcements to try to close the gap in the Metropolitan Division. For one night, the reinforcements won. New Washington winger Alex Tuch s
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Alex Tuch’s 2-goal debut sparks Capitals’ 5-2 win over Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Tuch scored twice in his first game for Washington, Alex Ovechkin opened his 22nd NHL season with an assist and the Capitals beat the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Friday night.
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thesportsleader.comAlex Tuch excels in Capitals debut as Hurricanes’ slow start continues
Alex Tuch scored two first-period goals in his first game with the Washington Capitals, allowing them to coast to a season-opening 5-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night at Raleigh, N.C. Cole Hutson, Jakob Chychrun and Ryan Leonard also scored for the Capitals, who opened their schedule three nights after some other teams
Capitals' Alex Tuch Matches Ovechkin History
Alex Tuch is no longer a member of the Buffalo Sabres. He plays for the Washington Capitals now. And as far as first impressions go, it’d be tough for Tuch to do any better. The Caps played their first game of the 2026-27 NHL season on Friday night, and before the end of the first […]
Russian striker Alexander Ovechkin helped his team score the puck by making an assist in the seventh minute of the regular season away game. Alexander Ovechkin, forward of the Washington Capitals Hockey Club, has assisted Alex Tuck in the game against the Carolina Hurricanes, RIA Novosti reported. For the Russian hockey player, this action brought the first scoring point of the National Hockey League (NHL) season that started. The game ended in …
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