
Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks
· National Hockey LeagueAliaksei Protas gets first NHL hat trick, Alex Ovechkin has 3 assists as Capitals defeat Ducks 7-4

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.
Ducks: Rookie Sam Colangelo had his four-game goal streak snapped.
WSH wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:07 | Dylan Strome Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Tom Wilson (24), Alex Ovechkin (18) |
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Goal | 1st Period 4:51 | Jacob Trouba Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Troy Terry (31), Frank Vatrano (20) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:20 | Drew Helleson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (12), Leo Carlsson (15) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:14 | Aliaksei Protas Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (19), Pierre-Luc Dubois (39) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:19 | Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Matt Roy (19), Jakob Chychrun (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:26 | Pavel Mintyukov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Cutter Gauthier (19), Drew Helleson (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:57 | Aliaksei Protas Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (40), Connor McMichael (28) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:18 | Frank Vatrano Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Strome (27), Pavel Mintyukov (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:25 | Nic Dowd Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (25), Brandon Duhaime (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:24 | Anthony Beauvillier Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Brandon Duhaime (10), Rasmus Sandin (21) |
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Robby Fabbri, C | Injured Reserve | Mar 29 |
Ross Johnston, LW | Out | Mar 29 |
Nathan Gaucher, C | Out | Mar 27 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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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:

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 16,507 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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48 | 18 | 105 | 9 |
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46 | 24 | 96 | 4 |
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40 | 29 | 87 | 7 |
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36 | 32 | 79 | 7 |
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34 | 30 | 77 | 9 |
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32 | 32 | 74 | 10 |
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30 | 34 | 71 | 11 |
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31 | 36 | 71 | 9 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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45 | 21 | 98 | 8 |
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42 | 23 | 93 | 9 |
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43 | 26 | 91 | 5 |
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35 | 27 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 28 | 81 | 13 |
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33 | 33 | 74 | 8 |
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32 | 38 | 70 | 6 |
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20 | 44 | 50 | 10 |