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Aliaksei Protas gets first NHL hat trick, Alex Ovechkin has 3 assists as Capitals defeat Ducks 7-4

Washington Capitals vs. Anaheim Ducks: Game Highlights

The game was tied at 4-all before the Capitals scored three times in the final 6:35. Nic Dowd had the go-ahead goal at 13:25. Anthony Beauvillier gave Washington some breathing room with 1:36 remaining before Protas — who has fifth multi-goal effort in his last 37 games — completed the hat trick with an empty-net goal with 17 seconds left.

Ovechkin remains nine goals from passing Wayne Gretzky's NHL career mark of 894 but had three assists. Dubois had a goal and two assists.

Dylan Strome added a goal and Logan Thompson stopped 25 shots. Tom Wilson and Brandon Duhaime both had two assists.

Anaheim's Frank Vatrano, Drew Helleson and Pavel Mintyukov each had a goal and an assist. Jacob Trouba also scored and Lukas Dostal made 36 saves.

Takeaways Capitals: Washington has scored seven goals in a game for the sixth time this season, the most in the league.

Ducks: Rookie Sam Colangelo had his four-game goal streak snapped.

Key moment Trouba tied it at 1-all 4:51 into the first period and snapped a 94-game goal drought. It was also Trouba's first goal with the Ducks. The defenseman's last goal before Tuesday was for the New York Rangers on Jan. 4, 2024, against Chicago.

Key stat On his bobblehead night, Leo Carlsson had an assist on Helleson’s goal in the first period and passed Trevor Zegras for the third most points by a Ducks player age 20 or younger. Carlsson, the second overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, has 58 points (26 goals, 32 assists) in 81 games.

Up next The Capitals remain in Southern California to face Los Angeles on Thursday while Anaheim is at Utah on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:07 Dylan Strome Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Tom Wilson (24), Alex Ovechkin (18)
Goal 1st Period 4:51 Jacob Trouba Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Troy Terry (31), Frank Vatrano (20)
Goal 1st Period 5:20 Drew Helleson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (12), Leo Carlsson (15)
Goal 1st Period 18:14 Aliaksei Protas Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (19), Pierre-Luc Dubois (39)
Goal 2nd Period 5:19 Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Matt Roy (19), Jakob Chychrun (24)
Goal 3rd Period 4:26 Pavel Mintyukov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Cutter Gauthier (19), Drew Helleson (6)
Goal 3rd Period 4:57 Aliaksei Protas Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (40), Connor McMichael (28)
Goal 3rd Period 6:18 Frank Vatrano Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Strome (27), Pavel Mintyukov (10)
Goal 3rd Period 13:25 Nic Dowd Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (25), Brandon Duhaime (9)
Goal 3rd Period 18:24 Anthony Beauvillier Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Brandon Duhaime (10), Rasmus Sandin (21)
Goal 3rd Period 19:43 Aliaksei Protas Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (20), John Carlson (39)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 18
9 Hits 22
3 Takeaways 1
43 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 29
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
12 Giveaways 13
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robby Fabbri, C Injured Reserve Mar 29
Ross Johnston, LW Out Mar 29
Nathan Gaucher, C Out Mar 27
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Roy, D Day-To-Day Apr 3
Logan Thompson, G Day-To-Day Apr 2

Game Information

Honda Center

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 16,507 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
Full Standings