The banged-up Washington Capitals could be getting a couple of their most important players back in time for the start of the playoffs or at least sometime in the first round.

Protas' 61 points are the most by a Belarus-born player in a single season in NHL history (previously Yegor Sharangovich, 59 points in 2023-24). — Capitals PR (@CapitalsPR) March 19, 2025 ...

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.