Washington Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas is easily the NHL's most surprising 30-goal scorer this season. Even Protas thought the milestone was only attainable for him in video games.

Staring down the empty net with a chance to score the 887th goal of his career, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin instead passed the puck to winger Aliaksei Protas, who proceeded to ...

The Capitals picked up right where they left off, as Ovechkin continued his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky while Anthony ...

Connor McMichael played hero this time, Alex Ovechkin made more history and Charlie Lindgren shined ... games in his 500th NHL appearance, and Aliaksei Protas picked up an assist on Fehervary's ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal to continue his pursuit of the NHL record, and the Washington Capitals became the ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Aliaksei Protas had the first hat trick of his NHL career, Alex Ovechkin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points and the Washington Capitals extended their winning streak ...

WASHINGTON — Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2, extending their winning streak to three games.