Ilya Protas Scores First NHL Goal, Capitals Defeat Penguins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists as the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 on Saturday. Ovechkin scored a late empty-net goal to pass Ron Francis for the fifth-most road points in NHL history. Ryan Leonard scored twice for Washington, Aliaksei Protas scored and Tom Wilson continued a six-game point streak with a goal and an assist. Logan Thompson stopped nine shots for the Capitals. Anthony Mantha scored his team-best 32nd goal, while Noel Acciari and Kevin Hayes also scored for Pittsburgh. Arturs Silovs made 25 saves for the Penguins.