Aliaksei Protas picked the perfect night for his first two-goal game in the NHL. The big forward accounted for all of Washington’s offense in a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jackets in Columbus on ...

When the Washington Capitals signed Aliaksei Protas to a contract extension in January, they envisioned something like this.

The 27-year-old was stellar in net, coming up with several key stops, including two on breakaways, to keep the Flames at bay.

Aliaksei Protas scored two bookending goals around Jakob Chychrun's game-winner for the Capitals, who overcame an early one-goal deficit to avenge a 4-1 loss in Boston in Dec. 23 with their second ...