Connor McMichael is on a 10-game point streak with the AHL's Hershey Bears. The Washington Capitals prospect is making the most of his AHL development after spending most of last season in the NHL.

That includes Connor McMichael. A first-round pick ... McMichael landed with the Bears as a 19-year-old. What he experienced in Hershey was a crash course in professional hockey, and he handled ...

And a lot of that rests on the shoulders of the Hershey Bears ... With Kuznetsov and Dowd absent, Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael have been relied upon to take on bigger roles, with Protas ...

McMichael notched an assist in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to Utah. McMichael has two goals and seven helpers over his last 10 outings. The 24-year-old's production looked to have dipped in December ...

The Capitals are four points out of third in the Metro Division and have seen the Bears of past and present ... Aliaksei Protas and Connor McMichael have been relied upon to take on bigger roles ...