There’s no such thing as a perfect game in hockey, but the Caps took some strides in the right direction with their 3-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night at Capital One Arena. Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots sent his way to notch his first shutout of the season and the fifth of his NHL career.

After struggling to build and sustain momentum at 5-on-5, the Capitals came out last night and put up a solid, complete effort in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks, handing them their second shutout loss in three games in the process.

Brandon Duhaime had a goal and assist and Logan Thompson stood tall for the shutout to help the Capitals to a huge 3-0 win on Caps Canine Night. It's the first time they've won back-to-back games since late December.

The Washington Capitals will look a bit different, with a new-top-6 as they take on the Anaheim Ducks and aim to continue getting back to their high-scoring ways from the start of the year. Here's everything to know before puck drop at 7 p.

The Ducks could not slow down one of the NHL's hottest teams tonight in D.C., falling 3-0 to the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. NHL GAMECENTER | DUCKS STREAM The loss dropped Anaheim to 18-21-5 on the season and 1-3-0 on a season-long six-game road trip.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in their past seven games after dropping 15 of 19 (4-15-0).

WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Capitals' Brandon Duhaime: Puts away empty-netter

Logan Thompson played well at the other end, and Rust's goal broke a shutout streak for him that was over 160 minutes at that point. The Penguins got 19 shots through to Thompson, but the Capitals blocked 18 other attempts and thwarted any second-chance opportunities, making it difficult for the Penguins to get too many grade-A looks.