Defenseman Marcus Pettersson committed a turnover behind the Penguins net, and one quick pass by Pierre-Luc Dubois to Alexei Protas (19) in the slot became a 2-0 Capitals lead at 12:08.

Mikeal Backlund is in the top-25% of the league in speed bursts over 32km/hr with 76. He’s in the top-5% in 29-32km/hr speed bursts with a whopping 459. But high-end speed? He has only one instance of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday ...