COLUMBUS, Ohio — Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the night 2:23 into overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Zach Werenski got the 100th goal of his career with 5:48 left in the second period and Jet Greaves stopped 35 shots in his 11th NHL game and …
With their KHL teams eliminated from the Gagarin Cup playoffs, Capitals prospects Alex Alexeyev and Aliaksei Protas are entering Phase 2 of their long, weird 2020-21 seasons: transitioning to Hershey of the AHL. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound defenseman ranked second on the team in points and third in average ice time among blueliners, while Alex Alexeyev's KHL statistics Player 2020-21 KHL …
