Washington Capitals · #62 · Left wing

Ilya Protas

Age 20 · Shoots left · 6′6″ · 230 lb · Born Vitebsk, BLR

Drafted 2024, #75 overall by Washington

Next game · tonightvs Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM ET3 P in the last 2 vs PIT
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Games22026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-6th on WSH
Assists1T-4th on WSH
Points1T-5th on WSH
P / GP0.50T-195th in the NHL
Shots0
TOI / GP10:4418th on WSH

2025-262025-26: 4 games, 1-3-4, 1.00 points per game Season detail →

Ilya Protas has 1 point in 2 games of 2026-27, after 4 points in 4 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

1 point in 2 games for the 22nd-placed Washington

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Assists / 602.8090th
Points / GP0.5054th
Penalty differential048th
Blocked shots141st
PP points036th
Takeaways027th
Goals / 600.0026th
Ice time10:449th
Hits05th
Shots / GP0.002nd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points1T-5th on WSH
Points per game0.50T-195th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists1T-4th on WSH
Shooting %—
Ice time10:4418th on WSH
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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Washington's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength9:36
Power play1:08
Shorthanded0:00
Total10:44

13.0 shifts a game, averaging 50 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on WSH
PP assists0T-2nd on WSH
PP points0T-3rd on WSH · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-3rd on WSH

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Washington total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every WSH PPG
PP TOI share35.1%of WSH PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

No goals yet: his one point is an assist

How the 0 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-2nd on WSH
Overtime goals0T-1st on WSH
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary1 · 100%
Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.80
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 600.0
ES points / 603.131 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 69th percentile of forwards: 9.93 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Average shot, mph68.993rd
Defensive-zone time37.2%74th
Distance / 60, mi9.9369th
90+ mph shots048th
Top speed, mph21.2247th
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts338th
Hardest shot, mph68.9120th
Offensive-zone time37.1%13th
Distance skated, mi3.54th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.22Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph68.91Forward average 74.7
Distance skated3.5 mi1.94 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts22.2%38.9% defensive · 38.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.1%All situations37.2%
36.8%Even strength36.4%
39.1%Power play44.1%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.22@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 02:24
  2. 21.02@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 02:02
  3. 20.14@CAR2 Oct · 1st 11:04
  4. 19.49@CAR2 Oct · 1st 19:00
  5. 19.22@CAR2 Oct · 3rd 06:27
  6. 19.10@CAR2 Oct · 3rd 06:46
  7. 18.90@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 12:46
  8. 18.88@CAR2 Oct · 3rd 13:08

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph3 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph10 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 68.91@CAR2 Oct · 1st 15:53

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 1.61@TBL3 Oct · 9:55 TOI
  2. 1.94@CAR2 Oct · 11:32 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.77 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-6th on WSH
Giveaways2
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits0T-13th on WSH
Blocked shots1T-10th on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken157.5 a game
Won6
Win %40.0%
Offensive zone3 of 4

A part-time centre on the draw.


Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in one of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
12 Apr 2026vsPITW 3-00003015:45
11 Apr 2026@PITW 6-31233016:06

Prediction markets

Priced at 38% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

Point tonight vs PIT1+ point38%57%Not listed42¢Not listed
Goal tonight vs PITAnytime scorer20%15%Best19¢24¢Not listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game11%20%Not listed16¢Not listed
Calder TrophyRookie of the year1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$933K a season through 2028-29

Cap hit$933K0.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 1 of 3
Expires2028-29RFA at 22
Cap value$2.8MCap hit × 3 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With Washington

One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

235th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points5235th for Washington
Goals1232nd
Assists4219th
Games played6346th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

One season, all with the Capitals

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2025-26WSH41341.0014.3%
Career41341.0014.3%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2024Washington · round 3#75

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · WSH points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct