Protas, meanwhile, had the shootout winner for the Bears on Saturday, and with the same stat line as Cristall, is on pace for 48 points in his first AHL season. He's playing a center role and taking on a lot of responsibility for Hershey so far, and it's a positive sign of what's to come for the 6-foot-6 pivot.

Also, what might have led to a two-person goalie scrum that had Linus Ullmark skate the full length of the ice.

A tight game for two periods turned into a 5-1 rout for the Washington Capitals over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Shane Pinto, Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot also scored for the Senators (4-4-1), who are 3-1-1 in their past five games. Linus Ullmark made 12 saves. Trevor van Riemsdyk scored for the Capitals (6-3-0), who won 5-1 at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Charlie Lindgren made 27 saves.

Good evening, everyone. We’re trying something new here at The Hockey News-Ottawa tonight as the Ottawa Senators take on the Washington Capitals in Washington, D.C. We’ll be live-blogging the game and sharing game notes,