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Aliaksei Protas

Position Left Wing / Center Current Team Washington Capitals
Shoots Left Current Contract 5 years
Height 6'6" Expires 2028-29
Weight (lbs) 250 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 28
Age 24 (Jan 6, 2001) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2019, Round 3, Overall 91 (WSH)
Date Team Transaction
Jan 19, 2024 Washington Capitals Signed 5 years @ $3.375M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 10, 2019 Washington Capitals Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2021-22 WSH 33 344:11 0.52 0.70 1.22 0.63 -0.10 9.38 11.23 -1.85 2.38 11.90
2022-23 WSH 58 634:48 0.38 1.04 1.42 0.70 -0.32 5.06 9.34 -4.28 1.98 11.88
2023-24 WSH 78 937:44 0.38 1.34 1.73 0.69 -0.30 5.83 10.42 -4.60 1.31 7.84
2024-25 WSH 76 1045:48 1.15 1.72 2.87 0.73 0.41 18.18 11.62 6.56 1.14 5.14
2025-26 WSH 4 59:53 3.01 2.00 5.01 0.98 2.03 27.27 8.87 18.40 6.67 0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2021-22 WSH 33 344:11 40.44 2.27 2.34 34.52 1.92 2.20 54.17 51.60 -0.26 -0.29 0.50
2022-23 WSH 58 634:48 42.63 2.17 2.50 36.96 2.55 2.17 46.00 53.58 -0.10 -0.57 4.84
2023-24 WSH 78 937:44 40.18 2.62 2.46 42.23 2.62 2.43 50.00 50.29 0.26 -0.09 3.64
2024-25 WSH 76 1045:48 44.23 3.96 2.64 39.01 2.47 2.32 61.61 53.25 0.20 0.02 1.66
2025-26 WSH 4 59:53 46.09 5.01 2.64 43.08 0.00 2.33 100.00 53.06 0.32 0.32 -0.49

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate Teammate Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 23 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 RFA
2025-26 24 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 - $2,000,000 $1,750,000 $3,750,000 $3,750,000 RFA-arb
2026-27 25 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 - $1,000,000 $2,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 RFA-arb
2027-28 26 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 - $1,000,000 $2,125,000 $3,125,000 $3,125,000 RFA-arb
2028-29 27 $3,375,000 $3,375,000 - $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 UFA
Total - $7,000,000 $9,875,000 $16,875,000 $16,875,000
Signed: Jan 19, 2024
Team: Washington Capitals
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.84

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Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 18 $825,833 $925,000 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2020-21 19 $795,000 $894,167 - $92,500 - $92,500 - ELC
2021-22 20 $789,167 $888,333 $132,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $70,000 ELC
2022-23 21 $789,167 $888,333 $82,500 - $750,000 $750,000 $70,000 ELC
2023-24 22 $789,167 $888,333 $82,500 - $775,000 $775,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $297,500 $277,500 $2,275,000 $2,552,500 $210,000
Signed: July 10, 2019
Team: Washington Capitals
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2016-17 Belarus Vysshaya Team Belarus U17 4 0 1 1
2017-18 WJC-18 Belarus U18 5 1 3 4 +2
2017-18 Belarus Vysshaya Team Belarus U17 49 9 11 20 8 3 1 3 4
2018-19 WJC-20 D1A Belarus U20 5 2 3 5 -1
2018-19 Memorial Cup Prince Albert Raiders 3 0 0 0 -4 2
2018-19 WHL Prince Albert Raiders 61 11 29 40 +24 4 23 12 10 22 +12 6
2019-20 WHL Prince Albert Raiders 58 31 49 80 +37 8
2019-20 WJC-20 D1A Belarus U20 5 4 3 7 +3 6
2020-21 AHL Hershey Bears 16 2 5 7 +1 2
2020-21 WC Belarus 6 0 2 2 -6
2020-21 KHL Dinamo Minsk 58 10 8 18 4 5 1 3 4 4
2021-22 NHL Washington Capitals 33 3 6 9 +4 34 8.8 11:50
2021-22 OGQ Belarus 3 0 1 1 2
2021-22 AHL Hershey Bears 42 8 16 24 -3 10 3 1 1 +1
2022-23 NHL Washington Capitals 58 4 11 15 -8 12 83 4.8 11:31
2022-23 AHL Hershey Bears 9 2 3 5 -4 20 5 8 13 +4 2
2023-24 NHL Washington Capitals 78 6 23 29 -3 8 113 5.3 13:45 4 2 2 +1 8 0.0 14:58
2024-25 NHL Washington Capitals 76 30 36 66 +40 18 142 21.1 16:27 6 1 1 2 -2 3 33.3 17:36
2025-26 NHL Washington Capitals 4 3 2 5 +5 13 23.1 18:55
NHL Career 249 46 78 124 +38 38 385 11.9 13:53 10 1 3 4 -1 11 9.1 16:33