Two-point effort Monday

Protas scored a goal, dished an assist, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins. Protas was involved in the Capitals' first two goals, setting up Jakob Chychrun on the opening tally in the first period before netting the game-winner himself in the second.

Alex Tuch scored twice, JJ Peterka had the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on on Monday night.

The Capitals will look to keep their offense going against the Sabres. The Washington Capitals shook things up last game to try and reignite their scoring ways, and they'll stick with what worked as they visit the Buffalo Sabres. Here's everything to know before puck drop at KeyBank Center at 7 p.m.

The Washington Capitals' start to action at KeyBank Center didn't go as planned against the Buffalo Sabres ... Tom Wilson struck twice and Aliaksei Protas, celebrating his 24th birthday, scored ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres reverted to their discouraging habit of surrendering leads in a 5-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night at KeyBank Center. Giving up goals 27 ...

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.

Thompson is coming off back-to-back shutouts and has shown over the last three games that he can remain consistent with a bigger workload. His .924 save percentage is the third-best in the league, and he leads the NHL in points percentage thanks to his 20-2-3 record.

The Capitals are the only NHL team to rank in the top five of the League in goals from both high-danger areas (76; tied for third) and midrange areas (51; second) this season. Ovechkin has scored six high-danger goals (74th percentile).

Dylan Strome, Lars Eller, Andrew Mangiapane, Connor McMichael and Aliaksei Protas ... Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo and James Reimer made 30 saves. The Sabres closed out a four-game road trip ...

Now that we've reached the midway point of the NHL season, let's try to make sense of some of the unusual things that have happened so far.

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. Defenseman Jakob Chychrun also scored for the Capitals,