Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist each and Logan Thompson made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

WASHINGTON -- Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals extended their point streak to 10 games with a 4-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

Protas, Dubois and McMichael had multi-point outings and Thompson stood tall again to help the Capitals past Pittsburgh, 4-1.

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored ... the first player in franchise history to record three shutouts in a row, when he allowed Bryan Rust to score midway through the third period. His shutout streak ended at 198 minutes, 22 ...

TOP PERFORMERS: Aliaksei Protas has scored 18 goals with 18 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Rickard Rakell has 23 goals and 15 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has three goals and six ...

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored ... history to record three shutouts in a row when he allowed Bryan Rust to score midway through the third period.

Two of the National Hockey League’s top teams will tangle at Rogers Center in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday night. The Washington Capitols, which top all NHL teams with 67 points, will open a five-game road trip against the Oilers (29-14-3, in the Pacific Division), one of six teams with at least 60 points.

Juraj Slafkovsky has been consistent with 10 points in his last 18 games, and fantasy hockey analyst Evan Berofsky is expecting more output from him soon.

Rust (lower body) won't finish Thursday's game versus the Ducks. Rust had a power-play assist in the contest prior to his exit. He did not come out of the locker room at the start of the third period.

Seth Rorabaugh Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 12:51 a.m. | Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 12:51 a.m. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced that winger Bryan Rust has left Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks due to a lower-body injury. Bryan Rust (lower-body injury) will not return to ...

He probably felt alone for much of the night, too. Crosby’s favorite winger, the irreplaceable Bryan Rust, sustained a lower-body injury from a Radko Gudas hit in the second period and did not ...