Hutson's Overtime Goal Gives Capitals A 3-2 Win Over Senators

The Senators' two-game winning streak ended Tuesday night with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals at Canadian Tire Centre. Cole Hutson scored the winner in overtime and added an assist for the Capitals.

Ridly Greig and Hayden Hodgson replied for the Senators, who carried a 2-1 lead into the third period. The loss snapped Samuel Ersson's three-game winning streak, as the Sens outshot the Capitals 25-17.

It took the Capitals just 35 seconds to get on the board. Former Senator Jakob Chychrun sent a D-to-D pass to Matt Roy, who ripped home a long slap shot to give Washington a 1-0 lead.

That lead stood for more than 30 minutes until Greig evened the score at 11:05 of the second period. Greig finished off a beautiful passing play with Thomas Chabot and Michael Amadio, slipping a slick backhand into the net from the slot.

With under four minutes to play in the second, the go-ahead goal came from an unlikely source as Hayden Hodgson put the Sens ahead 2-1.

From behind the Senators' net, Jordan Spence launched a long pass to Stephen Halliday at the far blue line. Halliday left it for Chabot, and as Capitals defenceman Matt Roy lost his footing, Chabot slid the puck over to Hodgson, who ripped home a snap shot like a seasoned goal scorer.

But it was just the second goal of Hodgson's NHL career and his first since his rookie season in 2021-22.

The lead held until the 12:31 mark of the third period, when Pierre-Luc Dubois tied the game with a one-timer off a beautiful feed from Hutson.

The Senators caught a break a short time later when Washington's Jack St. Ivany appeared to have an open net to shoot at, but he was off balance and couldn't get a clean shot away.

With about three minutes remaining in regulation, Nick Cousins left the game following a devastating hit from Chychrun.

As Cousins gathered the puck in his own zone, it became tangled in his skates, and he didn't see Chychrun closing in. The former Senators defenceman delivered a crushing hit that sent Cousins flying. Cousins appeared to lose consciousness before landing face-first on the ice. 

Chychrun was not penalized on the play.

With less than a minute remaining in regulation, Fabian Zetterlund was assessed a delay-of-game penalty for shooting the puck over the glass. The penalty carried into overtime, and shortly after it expired, Hutson moved in from the right point and ripped home the winner.

The Senators fall to 11-6-2 on the season and will host the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.