"Protas sustained the injury in a brutal, headfirst collision with former Capitals center Nic Dowd. While Dowd was able to return to the game after getting a cut above his left eye stitched up, the woozy Protas was ruled out of the rest of the shootout victory."
"Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery gave his first update on Protas on Monday, saying that the big Belarusian is set to 'miss a little bit of time.' Protas did not play against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night, ceding his lineup spot to the debuting David Kampf."
"Carbery clarified that his injury is not expected to be season-ending. The Capitals have seven games remaining on their regular-season slate over the next three weeks."
Aliaksei Protas will not travel with the Washington Capitals for their game against the New Jersey Devils due to an upper-body injury. He suffered the injury in a collision with Nic Dowd. Protas has not skated since the injury and has missed five games this season. Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery indicated that the injury is not season-ending. Protas has recorded 47 points in 70 games this season, with seven games remaining in the regular season.
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