If the Hurricanes are able to suppress goals record-holder Alexander Ovechkin and team points leader Dylan Strome like they did in Game 1, other guys like Protas must step up on a consistent basis.

NHL all-time leading goal-scorer Alexander Ovechkin on Monday made an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. And the 12-time NHL All-Star couldn't have started the interview any more classily if he tried.

While Ovechkin didn't skate, the rest of the team was in attendance for the high-paced skate, including Aliaksei Protas.

Capitals Caps’ Aliaksei Protas is back from injury, looking to get ‘even better’ Protas was cut with a skate during a game April 4 and did not return until Washington’s Game 5 win over the ...

Protas’ return to the lineup is either pending or close to it. The Capitals could sure use him, but that means benching another good player.

Alex Ovechkin scores career goal 892, putting him three away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record. No. 891: April 1 vs. BOS Ovechkin was in the right place at the right time for his 891st career goal.

Protas (foot) is expected to be a game-time decision for Game 2 versus Montreal on Wednesday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News. Protas hasn't been in the lineup since April 4.

Alexander Ovechkin must come down, but the space beneath him expands with each leap. He bounces higher and higher — hanging in mid-air for several moments longer — as physics grapples with his ...

Alexander Ovechkin scored a pair of goals and Aliaksei Protas added three points as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 5-3.

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Washington Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas didn’t feel much at first when a skate sliced over his foot, cutting through the laces and top of his boot on April 4.

Ovechkin career goal record chase: Tracker, highlights, more play The Great 8: Ovechkin's most memorable goals (1:56) Take a look back at the greatest eight goals from Alexander Ovechkin's career ...

NHL all-time leading goal-scorer Alexander Ovechkin on Monday made an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. And the 12-time NHL All-Star couldn't have started the interview any more classily if he ...