JANUARY 20, 2025 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Kings hope return home is key vs. struggling Penguins After a not-so-successful road trip, the Los Angeles Kings return home to face the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.The Kings...
Kings hope return home is key vs. struggling Penguins After a not-so-successful road trip, the Los Angeles Kings return home to face the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.The Kings...
JANUARY 20, 2025 • SACBEE.COM
Brandon Duhaime - Puts away empty-netter Duhaime scored an empty-net goal on two shots, added two PIM and logged two hits in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Impact Duhaime has been warm lately with four points, five shots, nine hits and a plus-4 rating over his last four contests. It's unlikely to last -- prior to that stretch, he was limited to one assist in a 19-game span. The 27-year-old forward has 13 points through 46 outings this season, matching his total from 80 games in 2023-24. He's added 56 shots on net, 45 PIM, 88 hits and 39 blocked shots in 2024-25 while filling a fourth-line role in his first year with the Capitals.
JANUARY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Jakob Chychrun - Opens scoring in win Chychrun scored a goal on five shots, added two hits and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Impact Chychrun has picked up two goals and four assists over nine outings in January. The 26-year-old defenseman opened the scoring in Saturday's contest. For the season, he's up to 13 goals, 31 points, 98 shots on net, 30 hits, 52 blocked shots, 30 PIM and a plus-19 rating. Among NHL blueliners, only Zach Werenski and Cale Makar have more goals -- both have scored 15 times in 2024-25.
JANUARY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Aliaksei Protas - Earns two points in win Protas scored a goal, dished an assist, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.
Impact Protas was involved in the Capitals' first two goals, setting up Jakob Chychrun on the opening tally in the first period before netting the game-winner himself in the second. This ended a four-game slump for Protas, who had earned 10 points over 10 contests prior to his dry spell. For the season, the forward has 19 goals, 19 assists, 80 shots on net and a plus-26 rating while seeing next to nothing in the way of power-play time. He's emerged as a reliable top-six forward in 2024-25 and could push for a 30-goal, 60-point campaign, though there's a chance the bottom falls out since he's shooting 23.8 percent.
JANUARY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Sidney Crosby - Logs assist against Washington Crosby recorded one assist, four shots on net, two blocked shots and a minus-2 rating during Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Capitals.
Impact Crosby helped the Penguins get on the board Saturday, when he found Bryan Rust on a 2-on-1 breakaway midway through the third period. The Penguins have lost four of their last five games, and over that span Crosby has recorded two assists, 14 shots on goal and a minus-8 rating.
JANUARY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Bryan Rust - Scores against Washington Rust scored the Penguins' lone goal during a 4-1 loss to the Capitals on Saturday while also logging two shots and a minus-1 rating.
Impact Rust was able to toe drag the puck past a sliding John Carlson and put it in the back of the net midway through the third period, which prevented Logan Thompson from registering this third-straight shutout. That goal extended Rust's point streak to four games, and he has registered four goals, six assists, 20 shots on net and a minus-4 rating through nine appearances since Jan. 1.
JANUARY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
