Chychrun scores his 11th goal of the season as the Capitals beat the Bruins 3-1

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun scored his 11th goal of the season to tie for the most among NHL defensemen, and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Tuesday.

Chychrun matched Colorado's Cale Makar and Columbus' Zach Werenski. The pending unrestricted free agent is off to a productive start in his contract year, with 25 points in 32 games.

Aliaksei Protas scored twice, including an empty-net goal to seal it with .89 seconds left, and Logan Thompson made 26 saves for the Capitals, who bounced back from a 4-2 defeat Sunday at Detroit. They had more shots in the first 22 minutes than in their entire game at Boston on Dec. 23, when they had a season-low 11 and lost 4-1.

Justin Brazeau scored for the Bruins 81 seconds in off an unexpected carom off the boards and then Thompson. Jeremy Swayman finished with 24 saves.

Washington defenseman Martin Fehervary left in the third period after taking an inadvertent stick to the face from teammate Tom Wilson.

Bruins: Didn’t have their best effort in the first of three consecutive games on the road and could not take advantage of a fortuitous bounce early.

Capitals: Won despite Alex Ovechkin's goal-scoring streak ending at four. Ovechkin had one in each of his first two games back from a broken left leg and also scored twice on Nov. 18 before getting injured and had a hat trick on Nov. 17.

With the Bruins pressing with just over seven minutes left, Thompson made a series of saves on high-quality scoring chances to keep the Capitals ahead. He did the same with a big stop with 16.1 seconds left and Boston skating 6 on 5.

Ovechkin remains 25 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's career goals record.

The Bruins visit the last-place New York Rangers on Thursday night, while the Capitals host Minnesota.

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Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) battles for the puck against Washington Capitals center Lars Eller (20) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Boston Bruins center Marc McLaughlin (26) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (73) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary (42) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Boston Bruins right wing Justin Brazeau (55) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman (1) tracks the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Capitals center Aliaksei Protas (21) celebrates his goal with right wing Tom Wilson (43) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) battles for the puck against Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (74) and goaltender Logan Thompson (48) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) passes the puck against Boston Bruins center Elias Lindholm (28) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun (6) celebrates his goal with left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun (6) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)