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 ...

Alex Ovechkin needs nine goals to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history. The Capitals captain scored No. 886 in a 4-2 win ... in 26 games against the Ducks. Washington (42-14-8) has ...

we had a sloppy game,” Ducks coach Greg Cronin told NHL.com. “I thought the first eight minutes before Leo scored we were on our heels, but I loved the way we responded after the first goal.

The Oilers are 33-9-2 in games they score at least three goals. Anaheim has a 26-26-7 record overall and a 7-10-1 record in Pacific Division games. The Ducks rank 10th in NHL play with 227 total ...