Aliaksei Protas
Washington Capitals · #21 · Left wing · age 25 · 6'6" · 250 lb · shoots LBorn 🇧🇾 Vitebsk, BLR · Drafted 2019 · Rd 3 #29
PLAYMAKER80% of points are assists this season
5 points in 13 games — 218th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
30HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 61% of forwards · average forward 27
77ENERGY · MODERATEaverage forward 95 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 10 to 30 in his last 5 games — hotter than 61% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 30 · −8 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.6× his usual pace, and 1.2× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | ▲ 2.6× his usual |
| Assists | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Shots | 9 | 7 | 8 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 11.1% | 5.9% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +3 | +0.8 | −0.2 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 16:41 | 16:23 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:59 | 30 |
| Oct 29 | @ NSH | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 19:33 | 30 |
| Oct 28 | vs PHI | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 16:54 | 10 |
| Oct 24 | vs BUF | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 16:48 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs LAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 13:09 | 11 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points218th of 424 forwards5leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals275th of 424 forwards1leader Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists140th of 424 forwards4leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots233rd of 424 forwards17leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus94th of 424 forwards+2leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game149th of 424 forwards16:23leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (25th).
■ Protas this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 32 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 66 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | WSH | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 | +2 |
| 2025–26 | WSH | 76 | 25 | 27 | 52 | 0.68 | +20 |
| 2024–25 · best | WSH | 76 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 0.87 | +40 |
| 2023–24 | WSH | 78 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 0.37 | −3 |
| 2022–23 | WSH | 58 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.26 | −8 |
| 2021–22 | WSH | 33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.27 | +4 |