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 for their fourth consecutive victory

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.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. Vincent Trocheck scored in the second round of the shootout for the lone goal of the skills competition as the Rangers improved to 5-0-2 in their past seven games after dropping 15 of 19 (4-15-0).

Two of the National Hockey League’s top teams will tangle at Rogers Center in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday night. The Washington Capitols, which top all NHL teams with 67 points, will open a five-game road trip against the Oilers (29-14-3, in the Pacific Division), one of six teams with at least 60 points.

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).

A third-period goal from Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust snaps goalie Logan Thompson’s scoreless streak at just shy of 120 minutes.

Aliaksei Protas and the Washington Capitals meet the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Capital One Arena. Thinking about a bet on Protas? We have some numbers and figures to help you along the way.

The Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Utah Hockey Club are some NHL squads seeing promising players have breakout campaigns. And how about Dylan Holloway?

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists as the Utah Hockey Club beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night. Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and Michael Kesselring and Nick Schmaltz also scored to help Utah snap a three-game losing streak with just its second

As the Washington Capitals head on a lengthy road trip up North, they find themselves in a very, very good spot sitting atop the NHL standings. But the work's not done, and they're not satisfied. Not yet.

WASHINGTON --Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a ... which has won four straight and leads the NHL with 67 points. “They're not beating themselves,” Crosby said of the Capitals.

Protas has 30 goals and 40 assists for 70 points through 39 games in his rookie year with the OHL's Windsor Spitfires, putting him on pace for 122 points. It's quite the showing for the 6-foot-6 forward, who just started playing in North America last season with the USHL's Des Moines Buccaneers.