Aliaksei Protas

Shot-eater
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 2; 0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 0.9; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 16:12; 8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 49.6; share of chances while he's on

Aliaksei Protas has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the Washington Capitals in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 16:12 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 69.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 56% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.0
Wins: −0.01

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.22, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 55.5% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+2.14 SD · 99th percentile · weight 11% · +0.3 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1997th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.2.5296th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 101 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at EDM
Saturday, January 24
Volume
Aliaksei Protas had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 4.3 attempts a game. The Capitals lost 6-5 to the Oilers in overtime.
at OTT
Thursday, January 1
Streak
Aliaksei Protas has a point in 5 straight games. He has 16 goals this season. He played 14:55 and had three shots on goal. The Capitals fell 4-3 to the Senators.
at NJD
Saturday, December 27
Big night
Aliaksei Protas had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his 14th goal of the season. It finished 4-3 for the Capitals in overtime.
vs CBJ
Sunday, December 7
Streak
Aliaksei Protas has a point in 6 straight games. He has 10 goals this season. He played 15:29 and had two shots on goal. The Capitals beat the Blue Jackets 2-0.
at ANA
Friday, December 5
Streak
Aliaksei Protas has a point in 5 straight games. That was his ninth goal of the season. The Capitals fell 4-3 to the Ducks in a shootout.
at DAL
Tuesday, October 28
Volume
Aliaksei Protas had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Six reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.3. The Capitals lost 1-0 to the Stars.
at NYI
Saturday, October 11
Big night
Aliaksei Protas had three points, two goals and one assist. That was his second goal of the season. He played 19:19 and had five shots on goal. The Capitals beat the Islanders 4-2.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game16:11
60
Points per 600.93
18
Goals per 600.00
11
Individual xG per 600.41
8
Shots per 603.7
11

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.13
31
xG against per 60, on ice2.17
70
xGF%49.6%
48

Physical

Hits per 601.4
15
Blocks per 603.7
82
Penalty minutes per 600.9
64

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed22.0 mph
68
Bursts over 20 mph9
45
Distance skated20 mi
53

Shooting

Hardest shot75.5 mph
23
Shots on goal8
37
Shooting %0.0%
13

Zone time

Offensive zone time39.8%
26
Offensive zone time, even strength41.9%
63

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Jordan Kyrou, Ilya Protas	6	31:12	26–28	1.1–1.0	1–3	53%
Alex Ovechkin, Ilya Protas	6	16:07	15–17	0.8–1.1	1–1	41%
Boone Jenner, Tom Wilson	4	9:24	3–16	0.1–0.3	0–0	18%
Tom Wilson, Justin Sourdif	2	8:52	7–10	0.5–0.3	0–0	59%
Boone Jenner, Justin Sourdif	3	4:39	4–3	0.0–0.0	0–0	57%
Boone Jenner, Anthony Beauvillier	4	3:25	2–3	0.3–0.0	1–0	92%
Tom Wilson, Pierre-Luc Dubois	4	2:37	5–1	0.1–0.0	0–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 12 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.001.50

03-1810-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	0	2	2	8	0.9	16:12	3	8	49.6
2025–26	76	25	27	52	159	24.7	18:14	33	54	50.9
2024–25	76	30	36	66	143	22.6	16:27	20	46	52.6
2023–24	78	6	23	29	113	11.7	13:45	34	52	50.8

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	16:33	0	0	0	0.00	2	3	0
2026-10-14	17:37	0	0	1	0.10	0	1	0
2026-10-13	15:57	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0
2026-10-11	14:49	0	1	1	0.11	1	3	0
2026-10-09	15:35	0	0	1	0.13	0	0	0
2026-10-07	16:04	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	0
2026-10-03	15:21	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2
2026-10-02	17:36	0	1	2	0.33	0	1	0
2026-04-14	16:30	0	0	2	0.29	0	0	0
2026-04-12	19:18	0	0	1	0.48	1	1	0
2026-04-11	16:24	1	1	2	0.40	0	2	0
2026-04-08	17:38	0	1	1	0.24	0	1	0
2026-04-05	17:05	0	0	2	0.17	0	0	0
2026-04-04	16:15	1	1	4	0.25	0	1	0
2026-03-28	6:27	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	0
2026-03-26	20:03	0	0	2	1.26	0	2	0
2026-03-24	21:36	0	0	0	0.02	0	2	0
2026-03-22	20:37	0	0	3	0.40	0	1	0
2026-03-20	18:15	1	0	4	1.16	0	0	0
2026-03-18	19:38	1	0	2	0.94	0	1	0