Ducks fade late in loss to league-leading Capitals

Ducks fade late in loss to league-leading Capitals

ANAHEIM — The Ducks stepped into the ring with one of the NHL’s best and biggest teams and proved once again they could now go blow-for-blow with the heavyweights, though at the end of the night, they were the ones on the mat. They fell to the Washington Capitals, 7-4, on Tuesday night at Honda Center in a seesaw affair that became the Caps’ fifth straight win, keeping them in a points tie with the Winnipeg Jets in the Presidents’ Trophy race. D…

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

Aliaksei Protas had the first hat trick of his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to five, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Protas gets first hat trick, Ducks lose

ANAHEIM — Aliaksei Protas had the first hat trick of his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak to five, defeating the Anaheim Ducks 7-4 on Tuesday night.

Protas Notches Hat Trick in Win Over Ducks

Caps stretch winning streak to five in Anaheim

A historic moment for the Belarusian forward.

Aliaksei Protas notches first career hat trick with empty-net goal after selfless pass from Alex Ovechkin

Aliaksei Protas has put up a career-best performance this season, and now he’s added yet another milestone to his list of accolades. Protas earned his first NHL hat trick Tuesday night, notching nearly half of the Capitals’ goals in their 7-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1899696181799727427 After Protas tallied a pair of goals earlier…