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LISTEN: Highlights from Capitals’ stunning Game 1 win in Florida

By Ben Raby

The Capitals overcame a 2-1 third-period deficit with three unanswered goals and stunned the Florida Panthers 4-2 in Game 1 of their first-round series.

Florida was 39-0-1 during the regular season when leading at the second intermission. The Capitals rallied, though, with a game-tying goal from Evgeny Kuznetsov, the eventual game-winning goal from T.J. Oshie, and an empty-net goal from Lars Eller.

Hear the third-period highlights below from a memorable Capitals comeback. Radio calls are courtesy the Capitals Radio Network (John Walton and Ken Sabourin)

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Now with Caps, Tuch recalls Holtby’s save on him in 2018 Final: ‘If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em’

By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Tuch joins the Washington Capitals having already been part of a big moment in their history. It was Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2018. Tuch, then a member of the Vegas Golden Knights, swept the puck toward an open net — only for Capitals goalie Braden Holtby to make a stupendous save with a desperate reach of his stick and blocker. Washington held on to win 3-2, knotting the series on the way to a five-game triumph. “I talked to Holtby in the line afterward and he said it was the luckiest save of his life,” Tuch said Friday. “So that made me feel a little bit better — but not really at the same time, because he was shaking my hand after winning the Cup.” Tuch was in his first full season that year. Now he's a three-time 30-goal scorer the Capitals acquired in a trade this week with Buffalo. He spent four seasons with Vegas and then five with the Sabres.
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