Washington Capitals · #21 · Left wing

Aliaksei Protas

Age 25 · Shoots left · 6′6″ · 250 lb · Born Vitebsk, BLR

Drafted 2019, #91 overall by Washington

Next game · tonightvs Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM ET2 P in the last 3 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

Shots20.0% shooting

TOI / GP16:299th on WSH

2025-262025-26: 76 games, 25-27-52, 0.68 points per game Season detail →

Aliaksei Protas has 1 point in 2 games of 2026-27, after 52 points in 76 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 / 601.8272nd

Ice time16:2966th

Points / GP0.5054th

Blocked shots141st

PP points036th

Shots / GP1.0029th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Penalty differential−118th

Hits05th

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

Where he ranks

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Points1T-5th on WSH

Points per game0.50T-195th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists1T-4th on WSH

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time16:299th on WSH

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:03

Power play0:00

Shorthanded3:26

Total16:29

20.0 shifts a game, averaging 49 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 / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Washington total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every WSH PPG

PP TOI share0.0%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

Primary0 · 0%

Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.82

Goals / 600.00

Shots / 603.6

ES points / 602.301 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot1 att · 0 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

4 attempts across the 1 game with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3347th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.3

Unblocked attempts4

xG per attempt.072

ixG per 600.53

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.56 mph, hardest shot 72.59 mph

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

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Average shot, mph51.838th

Hardest shot, mph72.5930th

Defensive-zone time43.0%27th

Top speed, mph20.5622nd

20+ mph bursts114th

Distance skated, mi4.913th

Offensive-zone time35.1%6th

Distance / 60, mi8.865th

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, mph20.56Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph72.59Forward average 74.7

Distance skated4.9 mi2.52 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts15.0%50.0% defensive · 35.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

35.1%All situations43.0%

38.0%Even strength37.3%

24.2%Shorthanded64.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.56@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 02:01
19.73@CAR2 Oct · 1st 03:14
19.47@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 08:06
19.09@CAR2 Oct · 1st 05:27
18.87@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 05:19
18.44@TBL3 Oct · 1st 14:36
18.43@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 16:32

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph6 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

72.59@CAR2 Oct · 3rd 18:08
60.29@CAR2 Oct · 1st 11:12
47.23@CAR2 Oct · 3rd 12:34
26.99@CAR2 Oct · 1st 15:25

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 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.34@TBL3 Oct · 15:21 TOI
2.52@CAR2 Oct · 17:36 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.43 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-6th on WSH

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits0T-13th on WSH

Blocked shots1T-10th on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken31.5 a game

Won2

Win %66.7%

Offensive zone0 of 0

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in one of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026vs

PITW 3-00001019:18

11 Apr 2026@

PITW 6-31122+116:24

6 Nov 2025@

PITL 3-50001015:50

Prediction markets

Priced at 36% 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.

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Goal tonight vs PITAnytime scorer20%27%Best20¢21¢Not listed

2+ points tonightMulti-point game7.5%15%Not listed13¢Not listed

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2025-26 · The season

52 points in 76 games on a team that finished 12th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Takeaways2683rd

Penalty differential+780th

Ice time18:1478th

Goals / 601.0877th

Shooting %15.7%77th

Points / GP0.6872nd

Shots / GP2.0972nd

Blocked shots4271st

Assists / 601.1760th

PP points129th

Hits3320th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points526th on WSH

Points per game0.68137th in NHL

Goals25T-71st in NHL

Assists277th on WSH

Shooting %15.7%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time18:148th on WSH

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength15:50

Power play0:29

Shorthanded1:56

Total18:14

22.9 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-14th on WSH

PP assists1T-12th on WSH

PP points1T-13th on WSH · T-386th NHL

SH goals2

PP points / 601.6614th on WSH

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP43Washington total

Involved in1goals or assists

Share2.3%of every WSH PPG

PP TOI share9.4%of WSH PP time

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

Scoring detail

Clutch numbers to match the totals

How the 25 goals and 27 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals5T-2nd on WSH

Overtime goals0T-4th on WSH

First goal of the game4

Empty-net goals6

Even-strength goals23

Power-play goals0

Shorthanded goals2

Goals by period

1st6

2nd10

3rd9

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied8

Leading11

Trailing6

8 of 25 goals broke a tie; 6 came with Washington trailing.

Assists

Primary18 · 67%

Secondary9 · 33%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.25

Goals / 601.08

Shots / 606.9

ES points / 602.5451 ES points

PP points / 601.661 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease38 att · 4 G

Slot113 att · 11 G

Wing139 att · 7 G

Point22 att · 0 G

Neutral zone10 att · 2 G

322 attempts across the 76 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3347th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.3

Unblocked attempts4

xG per attempt.072

ixG per 600.53

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 83rd percentile of forwards: 23.14 mph

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

22+ mph bursts1288th

Top speed, mph23.1483rd

20+ mph bursts16883rd

Hardest shot, mph89.1767th

Average shot, mph54.267th

Distance skated, mi206.266th

90+ mph shots038th

Defensive-zone time42.1%20th

Offensive-zone time39.9%18th

Distance / 60, mi8.937th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph23.14Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph89.17Forward average 87.1

Distance skated206.2 mi3.51 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts34.0%36.2% defensive · 29.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.9%All situations42.1%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph12 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph156 · avg 102

18-20 mph459 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph29 · avg 15

70-79 mph60 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways265th on WSH

Giveaways86

TK / GV ratio0.30

Hits3317th on WSH

Blocked shots4215th on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes20

Minors10

Majors0

Penalties drawn17

Net penalties+7drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken670.9 a game

Won30

Win %44.8%

Offensive zone8 of 16

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

A point in every other game (40 of 76)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run, and how that compares with the market price.

How often he scores

Games with a point4053% of games

Multi-point games1013%

Goals in24 games32%

Pointless games3647%

Streaks

Longest point streak6 games28 Nov – 7 Dec

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run6 games

Final ten5 in 10point in 3

Market check

Season rate53%

vs Pittsburgh33%

Market price36%

The market sits seventeen points below his season rate of scoring in a game.

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in one of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026vs

PITW 3-00001019:18

11 Apr 2026@

PITW 6-31122+116:24

6 Nov 2025@

PITL 3-50001015:50

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home36290.81

Road40230.58

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Pittsburgh320.67

vs Metropolitan24230.96

vs Western Conf.28130.46

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1190.82

November1570.47

December14141.00

January1360.46

February661.00

March1150.45

April650.83

Prediction markets

Priced at 36% 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.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

Point tonight vs PIT1+ point36%49%Not listed39¢Not listed

Goal tonight vs PITAnytime scorer20%27%Best20¢21¢Not listed

2+ points tonightMulti-point game7.5%15%Not listed13¢Not listed

Contract

$3.38M a season through 2028-29

In 2025-26 he scored 15.4 points per $1M of cap hit, 64th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$3.38M3.2% of the $104M ceiling

Term5 yearsYear 3 of 5

Expires2028-29UFA at 28

Cap value$16.9MCap hit × 5 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

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.