It was Tom Wilson's night in Anaheim as the Capitals managed a 5-4 win.

Just 24 hours ago, it was all Charlie Lindgren for the Washington Capitals in a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. And on Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks, it was all Tom Wilson in his 700th career game.

Wilson scored his first career hat trick and stole the show while helping the power play and offense bust out en route to a crucial 5-4 victory over Anaheim.

Here are all the takeaways from the win, which closes out a dominant November for the Capitals.

Tom Wilson Steals Show With Hat Trick In 700th Game

Washington's offense needed to break out, and it did just that with Tom Wilson hitting a huge milestone in his 700th career NHL game: a hat trick.

The 29-year-old got to work quickly, scoring on a breakaway out of the box after serving his second penalty of the game.

Wilson's second goal would be more significant, though, as it ended a month-long power-play goal drought.

Then, in the third period, he got the power play going again, crashing the crease and sticking with the loose puck in front before burying his third goal of the night.

Washignton's power play went 2-for-6 in the victory. The team hadn't had a power-play goal since Oct. 27 against the Minnesota Wild and was 0-for-34 over that stretch.

Wilson finished the night with three goals, five shots, a hit and four PIMs in his milestone game, a classic outing for No. 43. He capped it all off with a huge shot block in the final seconds of regulation to stave off a last-ditch effort for Anaheim to force overtime.

Capitals Offense & Power Play Break Out With 5-Goal Game

Beyond Wilson, the rest of the offense also got going — though it was mainly in the first 20 minutes. After that, things got a bit more quiet, though the breakout did lead to the victory.

Anthony Mantha got things going on his first shift of the game, stripping a Ducks defender of the puck and taking the puck to the net before sneaking a sharp-angle backhander past John Gibson. He now has goals in back-to-back games and three points in the last two outings while continuing to show chemistry with Connor McMichael.

Alex Ovechkin also had two assists in the win, moving him to 1,499 career points and ending a four-game point drought.

The fourth line also got on the board, as Nic Dowd tipped a Rasmus Sandin shot to make it 4-2 in the first period.

Ultimately, it marked the first time since Oct. 25 that the team had scored at least five times in regulation.

Capitals Penalty Kill Comes Up Big, Defense Hangs On As Ducks Tilt Ice

After a four-goal first, the Capitals weren't able to maintain their high-octane forecheck, as the Ducks did a solid job of tilting the ice and piling on the pressure.

Shots were few and far between for Washington, who also gave up five penalties in the second where it was heavily outshot, 15-4. The Capitals managed to get back into it somewhat in the third but were still ultimately outshot 32-26.

Thankfully, the Capitals; penalty kill again did its job well, killing off all five calls while the team was again sacrificing the body and blocked a total of 19 attempts. Washington has now killed off eight consecutive penalties over the last two games after giving up PPGs in three straight outings.

Things did get close at the end, with Anaheim pulling to 5-4 with 27 seconds left in regulation, but Kuemper and the Capitals were able to hold down the fort.

Top Shelf Takes

- Sonny Milano appeared to be benched in the first period after misplaying things on a goal from former Capitals forward Brett Leason.

- John Carlson also had two assists in the win and leads the team with 12 this season.

- Ovechkin skated just 14:13 minutes, including 5:31 on the power play. He had just 13:49 minutes of ice time on Wednesday against Los Angeles.

- Wilson led with seven shots, while Ovechkin had five.

- Nic Dowd led the team with four takeaways. Martin Fehervary had a team-leading five blocks.