OTTAWA — Josh Norris scored a pair of goals in his season debut Wednesday night, leading the Ottawa Senators to a 6-1 win over the Washington Capitals.
Norris had missed the first three games of the regular season and didn’t play in the pre-season, but looked solid in his return. The Senators centre was coming off shoulder surgery last January.
The Capitals, playing their first road game of the season, often dominated play in the opening period but the Senators capitalized on their chances and some poor defensive coverage.Trailing 5-1 in the third, the Capitals managed just three shots on goal while Ottawa extended its lead on a laser of a shot from Sanderson.Norris picked up his second by beating Kuemper glove side two minutes in. Zub scored with a shot from the blue line three minutes later.
Tarasenko opened the scoring four minutes in after taking a pass from Ridly Greig to beat Kuemper, but it was Norris’ power-play goal midway through the period that brought the crowd to its feet.Capitals centre Nicklas Backstrom skated in his 1,100th career NHL game Wednesday. Backstrom made his NHL debut on Oct. 5, 2007, against the Thrashers in Atlanta.
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