It starts defensively with us,” said Brandon Duhaime, who skates with Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane. “That’s our goal every night — to be solid defensively.”

WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored ... Penguins 4-1 for their fourth consecutive victory. Brandon Duhaime sealed it with an empty-netter with 1:30 left.

Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist each and Logan Thompson made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 ... the longest in the league this season and third in team history. Brandon Duhaime sealed it with an empty-netter with 1:30 left.

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored ... in the league this season and third in team history. Brandon Duhaime sealed it with an empty-netter with 1:30 left.

Logan Thompson will be playing in his hometown after signing a six-year extension, as the Washington Capitals try to get back in the win column as their road trip continues against the Calgary Flames, where Andrew Mangiapane will also make his long-awaited homecoming.

The Capitals aren't making any changes after a perfect 3-0 win over the Seattle Kraken back on Thursday. Charlie Lindgren will make his second consecutive start, while Logan Thompson will get the net back in his hometown of Calgary on Tuesday. Here are the combinations:

And so far through 2024-25, that's what the Capitals have gotten out of Wilson. Through 50 games, he has 20 goals and 15 assists for 35 points and is on pace to finish with a career-high 32 goals and 57 points. It's a testament to the work that he's put in to get his career to this point.

Several streaks, including a run of 12 games with a point, come to an end as the Capitals are stymied by some crafty work in goal in 2-1 loss to Canucks.

Here are the combinations: Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Connor McMichael Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson Taylor Raddysh-Lars Eller-Ethen Frank Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Andrew Mangiapane ...

Vancouver Canucks are nowhere near as exciting, promising or entertaining as the 2023-2024 rendition of the team. Not even just by the eye test, but the numbers compared to last season don’t even resemble the same team.