Capitals Surge Late as Protas’ Hat Trick Powers 7-4 Win Over Ducks

Capitals Surge Late as Protas’ Hat Trick Powers 7-4 Win Over Ducks

 

The Washington Capitals secured a 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks

 

each contributed three points. The game was tied at 4-all before Nic Dowd scored the go-ahead goal with 6:35 remaining.  added a goal with

 

1:36 left, and  completed his hat trick with an empty-net goal in the final 17 seconds. Logan Thompson made 25 saves, and both Tom Wilson and Brandon Duhaime recorded two assists each.

 

For the Ducks, Frank Vatrano, Drew Helleson, and Pavel Mintyukov each had a goal and an assist, while Jacob Trouba also scored. Lukas Dostal stopped 36 shots in the loss.