Aliaksei Protas had the first hat trick of his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points and the ...

Alex Ovechkin passes up an opportunity to inch closer to Wayne Gretzky’s record by setting up his teammate in the final ...

Ovechkin unselfishly fed Protas for a late empty-net goal to complete the hat trick, but the big forward’s first two goals ...

The Ducks got their third straight goal from a defenseman when Mintyukov's shot from just below the blue line went off ...

From the get-go, it looked like the Washington Capitals' tilt with the Anaheim Ducks would turn into a high-scoring, ...

Pavel Zacha scored the game-winner with 3:17 left in regulation to punctuate the Boston Bruins' three-goal third period in a ...

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken after Aliaksei Protas' two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Capitals' 5-2 win ...

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken after Aliaksei Protas' two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Capitals' 5-2 win. Washington is 41-14-8 overall and 20-7-6 at home.

(John McDonnell/ for The Washington Post) Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is closing in on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record ... one for winger Aliaksei Protas that Detroit blocked.

It was "threes" across the board for Protas, who has compiled five goals and 14 points in his last 12 games to reach the 50-point mark for the first time in his NHL career. The hulking winger is ...

WASHINGTON (AP) Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the ... 10 back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record. Red Wings: With the New York Rangers, Ottawa and Columbus all adding ...