Aliaksei Protas Sits Out Tuesday's Game for Personal Reasons

Washington Capitals center Aliaksei Protas will not play Tuesday against the Mammoth due to personal reasons, as reported by Sammi Silber of The Hockey News. He will have several days to address the matter before the Capitals' next game on Saturday in Boston. In his absence, Hendrix Lapierre is expected to be in the lineup, and Connor McMichael will move into a second-line role.