WASHINGTON — Aliaksei Protas scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Sunday night. Jakub Vrana also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists en route to the win, which puts the Capitals back atop the Eastern Conference standings. Key moment After giving up a power-play goal early in the second, Washington responded with a …
Welcome to Scott Wheeler’s 2023 rankings of every NHL organization’s prospects. The good news is that their best prospect, Ivan Miroshnichenko, is by all accounts in good health and playing well, they’ve got two goalie prospects who look like they might become solid backups or No. Alexander Suzdalev, LW, 18 Suzdalev was a top player in Sweden’s junior ranks last …
LOS ANGELES — When Hendrix Lapierre scored his first NHL goal in the Capitals’ season opener, it was a fun storyline. Since Lapierre’s goal, in fact, fourth other rookies— Martin Fehérváry, Connor McMichael, Brett Leason and Garrett Pilon — have followed suit, each scoring their first NHL goals. Capitals Rookies Statistics Player Games Goals Assists Points Time on Ice/game Connor …
In the first part of this week’s Capitals mailbag, I answered your questions about issues facing the team, such as potential salary dumps, locker room leadership and Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky. Today, we’re talking about the future, specifically Washington’s top prospects like Connor McMichael, Martin Fehervary and Aliaksei Protas, and one of my other favorite subjects: me. Capitals …
