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WASHINGTON — Aliaksei Protas scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Sunday night. Jakub Vrana also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists en route to the win, which puts the Capitals back atop the Eastern Conference standings. Logan Thompson made 25 saves to advance to 13-2-2. Kevin Fiala had the lone goal for the Kings, who have lost three of the last four games. David Rittich stopped 18 shots in the defeat, dropping to 10-8.
