The puck drops on the first round of the NHL playoffs Saturday when Winnipeg hosts St. Louis followed by the must-see matchup ...

Protas sustained a foot injury in early April and was considered week-to-week at the time. While he seems to be trending in the right direction, he'll be sidelined for Thursday's regular-season finale ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson each scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres beat the ... Jakob Chychrun had two goals and Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for the ...

Ovi is days away from breaking the NHL scoring record while Leonard, a Massachusetts-born, BC star from Pope Francis Prep in Springfield, is set to make his NHL debut in front of his hometown fans, ...

They’ve lost three straight games and allowed eight goals to the last place Buffalo Sabres on Sunday ... on Washington’s second line alongside veterans Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas. The Capitals ...

As Ovechkin continues his goal chase, teammates like Aliaksei Protas inject humor ... night for the Capitals as they lost 8-5 to the Buffalo Sabres. It was goal number 37 for Ovechkin this season ...

Two teams on losing streaks face off as the Washington Capitals face the Boston Bruins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Capitals-Bruins prediction and pick. The Capitals come into ...

That's the case for Aliaksei Protas, who can now officially ... goal of the season during his team's 8–5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, hitting a milestone even he didn't believe was achievable.

Ovechkin pulled the Capitals within 6-4 at 9:11 of the third period when he got position at the top of the crease and deflected Rasmus Sandin ’s shot from the left point down between goalie James ...

He tallied his 890th career goal in Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Along with Ovechkin's 37th on the season, forward Aliaksei Protas scored his 30th, marking his first 30-goal ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin is five goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record after scoring the 890th of his career in the Washington Capitals' 8-5 loss Sunday to the Buffalo Sabres.