Utah faced and beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 who came into Delta Center trailing the Club by four points in the Western Conference playoff race. They left Salt Lake City six behind; Utah now sits just two points out of the second wild-card spot.

The Utah Hockey Club take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight at 8:00 p.m. MST / 10:00 p.m. EST. Here are the projected lineups for Utah HC, please note these are subject to change.

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.

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

From the get-go, it looked like the Washington Capitals' tilt with the Anaheim Ducks would turn into a high-scoring, run-and-gun affair — and that's exactly what happened. Thankfully for D.C., the Capitals were on the right side of it in the end thanks to Aliaksei Protas.