Aliaksei Protas and the Washington Capitals meet the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Capital One Arena. Thinking about a bet on Protas? We have some numbers and figures to help you along the way.

Aliaksei Protas and the Washington Capitals meet the Montreal Canadiens on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET. Prop bets for Protas in that upcoming Capitals-Canadiens matchup are available, so check out our stats to help you make good calls.

The Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Utah Hockey Club are some NHL squads seeing promising players have breakout campaigns. And how about Dylan Holloway?

Ethen Frank added his second NHL goal as Washington won consecutive games for the first time since before the Christmas break.

The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.

The Capitals are shaking things up on the top-6, with Pierre-Luc Dubois replacing Dylan Strome as Alex Ovechkin's center. Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson will play between Strome, while Aliaksei Protas moves to that top line.

It wasn't the most exciting showdown between the Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators, but instead, a goalie duel between rising starter Logan Thompson and rookie Leevi Meriläinen. Then, Alex Ovechkin did what he does best: steal the show.

In goal, Logan Thompson and Hunter Shepard worked in both nets, with Charlie Lindgren not skating as he recovers from an upper-body injury he suffered in Friday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lindgren remains on the IR, but Carbery said he’s progressing well and they will see if he can be activated Saturday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators take on the Washington Capitals in a non-conference matchup. Nashville has a 13-21-7 record overall and an 8-7-3 record on its home ice. The Predators have gone 3-12-2 in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.

As we pass the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, a trending topic in hockey circles is who fans and pundits would give their midseason awards to.

But fueled by the most cohesive period they had played in weeks to begin the night, the Washington Capitals ... the right faceoff circle. Winger Aliaksei Protas started the sequence with a pass ...

Roman Josi recorded a seven-game point streak (4g-5a) against Washington from Feb. 9, 2016-Dec. 31, 2018. He has 16 points (6g-10a) in 21 career games vs. the Capitals. In nine career starts against the Capitals, Juuse Saros is 5-4-0 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.70 goals-against average.