ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tom Wilson scored with 5:38 left to finish his first profession hat trick in his 700th recreation, and the Washington Capitals prolonged the Anaheim Ducks’ shedding streak to eight with a 5-4 victory Thursday evening.
Wilson, a Capitals stalwart since 2013, scored twice throughout Washington’s four-goal first interval. He added a late power-play purpose after Anaheim had trimmed the Caps’ result in 4-3 on Brock McGinn’s purpose with 8:15 to play.
Frank Vatrano added one other purpose for the Ducks with 27 seconds to go, however the Caps held on.
Alex Ovechkin acquired his second help of the evening on Wilson‘s third goal, giving him 1,499 career points. One more and the Capitals‘ Russian captain will be the 16th NHL player to reach 1,500.
Nic Dowd and Anthony Mantha also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves for the Caps, who have won seven of nine. Washington went 2-1-0 on the California portion of its five-game road trip.
Wilson loves playing at Honda Center: He had his first multi-goal game since the Caps’ final journey to Anaheim on March 1, when he scored an additional time winner.
PHOTOS: Tom Wilson’s first hat trick leads Washington Capitals previous slumping Anaheim Ducks 5-4
Tristan Luneau scored his first NHL purpose and Brett Leason had a purpose and an help towards his former group within the first interval for the Ducks, whose spectacular begin to the season has come to a crashing halt.
John Gibson stopped 21 photographs for Anaheim, which had received eight of 10 earlier than abruptly shedding each recreation it has performed since Nov. 14.
Mantha scored simply 87 seconds after the opening faceoff. Luneau, the Ducks’ promising 19-year-old Quebecois defenseman, discovered the online 22 seconds later in simply his fifth recreation.
Leason then scored on the rebound after Ducks rookie Leo Carlsson stormed by three Washington skaters on a formidable rush. But Anaheim‘s protection fell aside: Wilson tied it and put the Caps forward on two targets 2:45 aside, and Dowd scored simply 20 seconds later.
McGinn scored his first purpose of the season for Anaheim on a nifty shot, however Wilson answered. Vatrano smacked house a rebound within the last minute for his Ducks-leading 14th purpose.
T.J. Oshie missed his third straight recreation with an damage, whereas Anaheim‘s Trevor Zegras missed his eleventh consecutive recreation.
UP NEXT
Capitals: At Vegas on Saturday.
Ducks: Host Colorado on Saturday.
