The first time Ross Mahoney saw Aliaksei Protas ... what he saw. Protas’s height — he was 6-3 even then, though he weighed only 179 pounds — and ability with the puck stood out to Mahoney.

Protas scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Sabres. The 24-year-old continues to put together a breakout campaign in a top-six role for the Capitals. Protas has ...

Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the night ... the Capitals finally got control of the puck and scored on the first shot they took. Werenski is the first defenseman in the NHL to score ...

Pierre-Luc Dubois won a battle for the puck and got it to Aliaksei Protas in front, who managed to put it past Joey Daccord. Both Dubois and Protas extended their point streaks to three games.

Logan Thompson made 25 saves and Aliaksei Protas scored ... Dubois stayed on the puck, retrieving it behind the Boston net and quickly feeding Protas in front. From there, the big forward pounded ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the ... the Capitals finally got control of the puck and scored on the first shot they took. Both teams will be back in action ...