Washington 4, at Nashville 3

NASHVILLE (Interstat) — Cole Hutson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the second period, and the Washington Capitals held off the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena. Boone Jenner and Alex Tuch also scored for Washington, which won its third straight and fifth in six games. Charlie Lindgren made 25 saves. Aliaksei Protas and Jack St. Ivany each had two assists. The announced attendance was 17,159. Washington improved to 8-4, while Nashville fell to 4-9. The Predators opened with early pressure. Jack Drury won the opening faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Ross Colton delivered a hit on… Read more...