Knights fall as Capitals star pulls off hat trick
Danny Webster, Las Vegas Review-Journal
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LAS VEGAS — The Golden Knights lost 5-2 to the Washington Capitals at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.
Left wing Brett Howden and right wing Keegan Kolesar scored, and Ilya Samsonov made 20 saves in his first start since Oct. 30 for the Knights (11-5-2), who have lost two straight at home after winning their first eight games.
Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson made 39 saves in his first visit to T-Mobile Arena since the Knights traded him to Washington on June 29.
Washington captain Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick to give him 866 career goals, moving him 29 from surpassing Wayne Gretzky for the most all-time.
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