All eyes remain on Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin, who is chasing down Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record. With 886 career goals, the veteran player is now just eight goals away from matching "The Great One’s" legendary mark of 894.

The Anaheim Ducks wrapped up their brief, three-game homestand by hosting the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at Honda Center. The Ducks returned to .500 on the season after defeating the New York Islanders on Sunday by a score of 4-1.

Aliaksei Protas has his first NHL hat trick and Alex Ovechkin records three assists in a game was tied at 4-all before the Capitals scored three times in the final 6:35.