After battling for the puck in his own zone against multiple opponents, Aliaksei Protas moves it up to Dylan Strome and quickly heads up ice. As the play develops, Alex Ovechkin finds Protas on the far side and threads a pass his way. Protas’ pass attempt then takes a fortunate redirect and finds the back of the net. Starting with a strong defensive effort, Protas’ goal gave the Capitals a crucial two-goal lead in the third period.