Alex Ovechkin is held goalless, but Capitals | College News

Aliaksei Protas had the primary hat trick of his NHL profession and Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois every had three factors because the Washington Capitals prolonged their profitable streak to 5, defeating the Ducks 7-4 on Tuesday evening.

Ovechkin stays 9 targets from passing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL profession mark of 894 but had three assists. Dubois had a aim and two assists.

Anaheim’s Frank Vatrano, Drew Helleson and Pavel Mintyukov every had a aim and an help. Jacob Trouba scored his first aim as a Duck, ending a 94-game drought total, when he tied it 1-1 simply 4:51 into the primary period. The defenseman’s final aim earlier than Tuesday was for the New York Rangers on Jan. 4, 2024, in opposition to Chicago.

Vatrano clinched his third straight 20-goal season.

The rating was tied at 4-4 earlier than the Capitals scored 3 times within the remaining 6:35. Nic Dowd had the go-ahead aim at 13:25. Anthony Beauvillier gave Washington some respiratory room with 1:36 remaining earlier than Protas — who has fifth multi-goal effort in his final 37 video games — accomplished the hat trick with an empty-net aim with 17 seconds left.

Dylan Strome added a aim and Logan Thompson stopped 25 pictures. Tom Wilson and Brandon Duhaime each had two assists.

Ducks rookie Sam Colangelo had his four-game aim streak finish.

On his bobblehead evening, Leo Carlsson had an help on Helleson’s aim within the first period and handed Trevor Zegras for the third most factors by a Ducks participant age 20 or youthful. Carlsson, the second total decide within the 2023 NHL draft, has 58 factors (26 targets, 32 assists) in 81 video games.

The Capitals face the Kings on Thursday whereas the Ducks are at Utah on Wednesday.