Tom Wilson scored two goals in the third period, helping the Washington Capitals come from behind to win 4-2 against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist, and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who set a franchise record with their ninth straight road win. Aliaksei Protas added two assists, and Logan Thompson made 22 saves.
For the Canadiens, Cole Caufield scored a goal and added an assist, and Alex Newhook also found the net. Sam Montembeault made 31 saves in goal. Montreal’s Lane Hutson, who earned an assist, extended his point streak to six games, tying the franchise record for the longest point streak by a rookie defenseman.
Wilson tied the game 2-2 at 7:10 of the third period, converting on a rebound from Protas’ shot on a rush.
Wilson then gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead at 11:48 when Protas intercepted a pass in the Montreal zone and passed to Dubois, who set up Wilson for a shot from close range.
Strome made it 4-2 at 13:49, scoring on a power play after receiving a pass from Jakob Chychrun and firing a wrist shot from the high slot past Montembeault.
Wilson briefly left the game after taking a shot to the face from Chychrun in the first period.
Newhook opened the scoring for Montreal at 11:09 of the first period, taking a pass from Caufield on the rush, receiving a return pass, and scoring with a wrist shot.
Caufield made it 2-0 at 16:00 after stealing the puck in the Washington zone. He passed to Nick Suzuki, who gave it back to Caufield for a wrist shot.
Dubois pulled the Capitals within 2-1 just 33 seconds into the second period, deflecting John Carlson’s slap shot past Montembeault.
