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Washington Capitals Beat Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1 (OT); Aliaksei Protas Scores Twice, First Career OT Winner
Photo: @Capitals
The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets by a score of 2-1 in overtime at Nationwide Arena on Thursday to extend their point-streak to eight games (7-0-1) and road winning-streak to 10, where they have outscored opponents 48-21. Washington improved to 20-6-2 (.750 points percentage) this season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 32 saves in his fourth consecutive win.
Washington’s Lines
Aliaksei Protas — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael — Dylan Strome — Taylor Raddysh
Hendrix Lapierre — Lars Eller — Andrew Mangiapane
Brandon Duhaime — Nic Dowd — Ivan Miroshnichenko
Martin Fehervary — John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun — Trevor Van Riemsdyk
Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratched
- LW Jakub Vrana
- D Dylan McIlrath
- D Alexander Alexeyev
Injured
- Ovechkin (fractured fibula)
- LW Sonny Milano (upper-body)
- C Nicklas Backstrom (hip)
- RW T.J. Oshie (back)
Columbus’ Lines
James Van Riemsdyk — Sean Monahan — Kent Johnson
Dmitri Voronkov — Cole Sillinger — Kirill Marchenko
Zach Aston-Reese — Adam Fantilli — Mathieu Olivier
Mikael Pyyhtia — Sean Kuraly — Kevin Labanc
Zach Werenski — Dante Fabbro
Ivan Provorov — Damon Severson
Jake Christiansen — Jack Johnson
Jet Greaves
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched
- D Jordan Harris
- G Daniil Tarasov
Injured
- RW Justin Danforth (lower-body)
- RW Yegor Chinakhov (upper-body)
- D Erik Gudbranson (upper-body)
- RW Boone Jenner (upper-body)
First Period
Scoring
Stats
- 11-6 Washington in shots
- .579 Washington on faceoffs
- Columbus did not score on the only power play
- 9-2 Columbus in hits
- 7-7 in blocked shots
- 8-4 Columbus in giveaways
Graphics: Natural StatTrick
Second Period
Scoring
- 14:12, 1-0 Columbus (PPG): Werenski wristed one from the top past the glove of Lindgren with Voronkov screening Lindgren in front after Kent Johnson fed him from the right half-wall. Werenski became the first Blue Jackets defensemen to score 100 career goals.
100 NHL GOALS FOR ZACH WERENSKI! pic.twitter.com/ELtkyej862
— SleeperNHL (@SleeperNHL) December 13, 2024
Stats
- 25-22 Washington in shots
- 16-14 Columbus in the second
- .643 Washington on faceoffs
- Columbus converted on one of their five power plays
- Washington did not on their first
- 12-8 Columbus in hits
- 11-10 Columbus in blocked shots
- 14-5 Columbus in giveaways
- 5-1 Washington in takeaways
Third Period
Scoring
- 0:31, 1-1: Protas ripped one past the glove of Greaves after Dubois entered the zone, took three Blue Jackets defenders with him, and fed Protas across the ice with no one covering him. Protas has recorded four points (two goals) in his last three games. Dubois extended his point- and assist-streak to three games (1-3-4). Strome has recorded at least one point in 21 of Washington’s 28 games.
A pretty, pretty feed and finish between PLD and Pro pic.twitter.com/3TUbKR3j0B
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 13, 2024
Stats
- 36-29 Washington in shots
- including 12-7 in the third
- .613 Washington on faceoffs
- 19-12 Columbus in hits
- 16-14 Columbus in blocked shots
- 16-10 Columbus in giveaways
- 6-3 Washington in takeaways
Overtime
Scoring: Protas ripped a wrist shot over the blacker of Greeves from the high slot after Chychrun dropped the puck for him for his first career overtime winner.
BALLGAME BY THE BELARUSIAN 🇧🇾
Aliaksei Protas single-handedly wins it for the Capitals, tucking both WSH goals on the night pic.twitter.com/MYU7tGfeWQ
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) December 13, 2024
Shots: 36-33 Washington but 3-1 Columbus in overtime
Washington remained a point ahead of the New Jersey Devils for first place in the Metropolitan Division with four games in hand and rose five ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes (who have played one more game).
The Capitals are the second team in the NHL to reach 20 wins (Winnipeg Jets: 21 wins) this season and have tied the franchise record for fewest games to 20 wins in a season. The Capitals have a road record of 12-2-0 (.857) this season and own the highest road point percentage in the NHL. Washington is 11-1-1 in their last 13 games against the Blue Jackets dating back to the 2021-22 season and have won six-straight games at Nationwide Arena.
Next game: Saturday vs. Buffalo Sabres (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, ESPN+ out-of-market)
By Harrison Brown
WASHINGTON – Coming up this month, spring’s most colorful new event: Tulip Day Washington.
What we know:
On March 15, 2026, Tulip Day Washington will transform DC’s National Mall into a vibrant tulip-picking garden beautiful views of U.S. Capitol
This one-day event will take place from 11:15 AM – 4:15 PM, offering a floral showcase of approximately 150,000 tulips; visitors are invited to pick their choice of 10 tulips for free upon arrival.
Dig deeper:
The registration site for Tulip Day is currently down, showing users “This site is currently unavailable. If you’re the owner of this website, please contact your hosting provider to get this resolved.”
Users on social media say the event may be sold out.
Check tulipday.eu for updates.
The backstory:
The event is organized by the Embassy of the Netherlands and Royal Anthos, a Dutch trade association, in honor of America’s 250th birthday. The display of tulips will be in the shape of the number 250.
The bulbs come from the Netherlands, but are being grown in Virginia and New Jersey.
These won’t be the first tulips on the National Mall, however. The Floral Library, also known as the Tulip Library, features 93 beds of flowers near the Tidal Basin. The Floral Library was established in 1969, and is maintained by the National Park Services. These flowers, though, are to be enjoyed only – not to be picked.
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more.
Long Beach State dropped a 9-7 decision against Washington State on Sunday afternoon, closing out a busy weekend on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field.
The visiting Cougars took the lead for good in the eighth inning when Long Beach Poly grad Ryan Skjonsby delivered a game-winning two-run single with two outs and the bases loaded. Skjonsby was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and three RBIs for Washington State in their road victory.
For the Dirtbags, catcher Damon Valdez scored twice and had a key two-run single in the sixth to help lead a Long Beach comeback. Trevor Goldenetz had a pair of hits at the top of the order, including an RBI triple. Camden Gasser walked twice and singled, improving his on-base percentage to .574 on the season.
Long Beach State (4-7) will be back in action at home on Tuesday with an exhibition match against Waseda University from Japan. The Dirtbags will then visit San Diego State on Wednesday and open Big West play at UC Santa Barbara this weekend.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Operation “Epic Fury” — the weekend military operations carried out by the U.S. and Israel against targets in Iran — tops the agenda for Congress as lawmakers return to Washington.
Sunday, President Donald Trump said the new leadership in Iran wants to talk to the Trump Administration.
Democrats in both chambers called for Congress to return as soon as possible for classified briefings on Iran, followed by a move to vote on the War Powers Act. The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war on another country.
Congress’ return to Washington was originally delayed due to the start of the 2026 midterm elections cycle.
Tuesday, voters in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas head to the polls for primary elections.
North Carolina and Texas are drawing significant attention, as both states are facing congressional redistricting and competitive primary races for Senate seats.
In Texas, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R) is facing primary challenges from state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt. On the Democratic side, Rep. Jasmine Crockett is facing state Rep. James Talarico.
In North Carolina, candidates are vying to replacing retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R) . They include former Governor Roy Cooper (D) and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley.
Also this week, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is laid to rest. He will be honored Wednesday in Washington before a final memorial service Saturday. Jackson died Feb. 17.
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