Capitals End Flyer Skid

Alex Tuch scored twice Wednesday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The victory concluded a five-game home stand in which Washington won four times.

Tuch recorded his eighth and ninth goals of the season in his first year with the team. He became the second player in Capitals history to reach nine goals in his first 11 games. Dino Ciccarelli holds the other mark, having scored 12 times in his first 11 appearances during the 1988-89 season.

The forward arrived via trade from Buffalo. He signed an eight-year contract extension worth $84 million in June. His first goal came 1:50 into the game. St. Ivany shot from the right circle, and Strome redirected the rebound for Tuch to one-time from the slot.

Jordan Kyrou also scored twice. Aliaksei Protas added his first goal of the season. Dylan Strome provided three assists, while Jack St. Ivany and Pierre-Luc Dubois each recorded two.

Logan Thompson made 23 saves for Washington. He returned from a lower-body injury that caused him to miss Saturday's win against Buffalo. For Philadelphia, Matvei Michkov scored his ninth goal of the season and fifth on the power play. Sean Couturier tied the game early in the second period.

Joseph Woll stopped 25 shots for the Flyers. They lost their third consecutive game after an overtime defeat to Columbus on Tuesday. The Flyers host Utah on Sunday. The Capitals play at Nashville on Thursday night.