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 ...

When the Washington Capitals arrived in Montreal ahead of Game 3 of their Stanley Cup playoff series, the plan was to have Aliaksei ... Protas had a ton of success with Pierre-Luc Dubois and ...

Aliaksei Protas could return for Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TBS, truTV, MNMT, MAX). The Capitals lead the Eastern Conference First ...

Aliaksei Protas is likely to return for the Washington ... Protas was third on Washington with 30 goals and tied center Pierre-Luc Dubois for third with 66 points in 76 regular-season games.

Aliaksei Protas made his series debut Wednesday ... Protas also has experience playing alongside Tom Wilson and Pierre-Luc Dubois, with that unit dictating 60.1% of the expected goals and 56.6 ...

With a chance to eliminate the Montreal Canadiens, the Caps will have power forward Aliaksei Protas back in the lineup. The Capitals' social media shared the encouraging update. This will be ...

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 ...

Spencer Carbery says Protas progressing towards a return, being “full go” and “taking contact at practice.” Won’t confirm him for Game 4, though. – Eric Engels (@EricEngels ...

Game 2 is a must-win for the Canadiens. The Capitals offense will only get better with Protas in there and presumably they would have him for the road game. If the Capitals get up 2-0 in the ...

Le Canadien pourrait avoir un obstacle de plus sur son chemin lors du match numéro trois, vendredi soir au Centre Bell : Aliaksei Protas. Publié le 25 avril Richard Labbé La Presse L ...

However, the Caps could also bank on a backup who has yet to play in the series: Aliaksei Protas. The forward, who missed the first three games of the series due to a cut on his foot, seems very close ...