"Protas comes out of the lineup after he missed some of Washington's loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, after Senators defenseman Artem Zub sent him crashing into the boards with a dangerous trip in Thursday's first period. The Belarusian winger went skates-first into the boards and was very slow to get up. The 24-year-old forward did return to the game and skated 14:55 of total ice time in the 4-3 defeat."
"The Washington Capitals will be without key forward Aliaksei Protas against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Protas will miss out due to a lower-body injury. The team announced the news just ahead of the 7 pm puck drop at Capital One Arena. #Caps forward Aliaksei Protas (lower body) is out for tonight's game vs. the Chicago Blackhawks. - Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) January 3, 2026"
Aliaksei Protas is out for Saturday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks due to a lower-body injury, announced just before the 7 pm puck drop at Capital One Arena. He left part of Washington's prior game after a dangerous trip by Ottawa defenseman Artem Zub sent him skates-first into the boards; he was slow to get up. Protas returned to that game, logged 14:55 of ice time and scored his 16th goal to tie the contest. Justin Sourdif will center Washington's second line. Protas has 31 points (16g, 15a) in 41 games this season.
Read at RMNB
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]