Staring down the empty net with a chance to score the 887th goal of his career, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin instead passed the puck to winger Aliaksei Protas, who proceeded to ...

Aliaksei Protas missed some big moments with the ... because it happened minutes before Ovechkin scored his 894th goal to tie Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record during the third period of the Capitals ...

At first, Aliaksei Protas didn’t realize how bad it was. When Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser’s skate blade cut Protas across the top of his left foot in an April 4 game ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Washington Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas didn’t feel much at ... where captain Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history. All Protas knew was ...

The Washington Capitals' historic 50th anniversary season ended in almost too familiar fashion when they lost in Game 5 of ...

Goaltender Logan Thompson has resumed skating, and forward Aliaksei Protas is on track ... getting honored Thursday night for breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record, and No. 1 defenseman ...

Star goaltender Logan Thompson and breakout forward Aliaksei Protas are both trending in the right direction towards playing in a pivotal Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal on Thursday, moving within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record ... Riemsdyk's shot was blocked and Aliaksei Protas passed the loose ...