Rust scored the Penguins' lone goal during a 4-1 loss to the Capitals on Saturday while also logging two shots and a minus-1 rating. Rust was able to toe drag the puck past a sliding John Carlson and put it in the back of the net midway through the third period,

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 Capitals (30-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division ... Rickard Rakell has 23 goals and 15 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 6-1-3, averaging three goals, 4.8 ...

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.

A third-period goal from Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust snaps goalie Logan Thompson’s scoreless streak at just shy of 120 minutes.

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the ... to record three shutouts in a row when he allowed Bryan Rust to score midway through the third period.

The Penguins and Capitals renewed arguably the highest-profile rivalry of the salary-cap era on Saturday night.

by STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer TOPICS: WASHINGTON (AP ... when he allowed Bryan Rust to score midway through the third period. His shutout streak ended at 198 minutes, 22 seconds, the ...

Washington Capitals (30-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division ... Rickard Rakell has 23 goals and 15 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun ... 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 ...

Boko Imama was one of the bright spots for Pittsburgh on Saturday in Seattle (full recap here). With Bryan Rust day-to-day with a lower-body injury, the team called up the 28-year-old forward to make sure they had enough players to field a lineup.

Something to, perhaps, keep an eye on if Imama - an enforcer - is in the lineup is if the Penguins seek a bit of retribution on Seattle defenseman Adam Larsson, who took a liberty on Penguins captain Sidney Crosby away from the puck with a heavy cross-check in their last tilt.