Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome, whose chemistry has dropped off of late following Ovechkin's injury, were separated. Ovechkin went to work with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Aliaksei Prot

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals got off to the start they wanted against the Vancouver Canucks; it was the rest of the night didn’t go as planned. But thanks to Pierre-Luc Dubois, D.C. managed two points. Dubois struck twice and Logan Thompson stood on his head to help Washington escape with a 2-1 victory.

All three Canucks chase Aliaksei Protas, who drops the puck off to Pierre-Luc Dubois and Dubois scores the winner in overtime for Washington.

But the Capitals were expecting the game to be “a little bit nasty,” as Coach Spencer Carbery put it after his team won, 2-1, in overtime behind two goals from center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who was at the center of the high-emotion proceedings throughout.

The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.

As we pass the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, a trending topic in hockey circles is who fans and pundits would give their midseason awards to.

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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.

In the fourteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the division had a combined four regulation losses. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders even got hot. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators take on the Washington Capitals in a non-conference matchup. Nashville has a 13-21-7 record overall and an 8-7-3 record on its home ice. The Predators have gone 3-12-2 in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.

PM ET in Saturday’s game between the Nashville Predators and the Washington Capitals, here are the best bets you should be thinking about, whether you’re looking to place a single wager or have your eyes set on putting together a parlay.

The Capitals are shaking things up on the top-6, with Pierre-Luc Dubois replacing Dylan Strome as Alex Ovechkin's center. Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson will play between Strome, while Aliaksei Protas moves to that top line.