Aliaksei Protas

Aliaksei Protas

24-Year-Old CenterC
Washington Capitals
Out
Injury Foot
Est. Return 4/25/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Protas had a modest breakout in 2023-24, earning 29 points and 113 shots on net over 78 regular-season contests. He's steadily gained more responsibility with the Capitals over the last three years, but Protas' ceiling remains limited by a lack of power-play time -- he averaged just 15 seconds per game with the man advantage last year. Protas is likely to remain in a middle-six role in 2024-25, so it's fair to question how much more growth he can show without a significantly larger role. Expect roughly 30 points without much additional production in the non-scoring categories, leaving his fantasy value to deep formats. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a five-year, $16.88 million contract extension with the Capitals in January of 2024.
Not in Game 2 lineup
CWashington Capitals
Foot
April 23, 2025
Protas (foot) won't play Wednesday versus the Canadiens, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
ANALYSIS
Protas was not officially ruled out prior to warmups, but he never seemed to have much of a chance to play Wednesday. He's still a possibility later in the first round, so keep an eye on his status once the series shifts to Montreal for Game 3 on Friday.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    16:27
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:08
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:35
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
11:31
0:06
0:13
2023–24
13:45
0:15
0:51
2024–25
16:27
0:08
1:35
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Game-time call Wednesday
CWashington Capitals
Foot
April 23, 2025
Protas (foot) is expected to be a game-time decision for Game 2 versus Montreal on Wednesday, per Sammi Silber of The Hockey News.
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Could play sometime in first round
CWashington Capitals
Foot
April 21, 2025
Head coach Spencer Carbery said Monday that Protas (foot) could return at some point during the Capitals' first-round series against the Canadiens, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports.
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Hasn't yet resumed on-ice work
CWashington Capitals
Foot
April 17, 2025
Head coach Spencer Carbery said Thursday that Protas (foot) is progressing in his recovery but hasn't yet resumed on-ice work.
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Deemed week-to-week
CWashington Capitals
Lower Body
April 6, 2025
Protas (foot) is week-to-week and won't play against the Islanders on Sunday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
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Can't finish contest
CWashington Capitals
Lower Body
April 4, 2025
Protas was unable to return to Friday's game versus the Blackhawks after suffering an apparent lower-body injury, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
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Set to be scratched Friday
CWashington Capitals
January 6, 2023
Protas is expected to be a healthy scratch Friday against Nashville, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.
ANALYSIS
Protas played in Washington's first 41 games. He has three goals and 10 points while averaging 10:52 of ice time this season. With Nicklas Backstrom, who has a hip injury, and Tom Wilson, who is dealing with a knee injury, close to returning to the Capitals' lineup, Protas might be reassigned to the minors in the not too distant future.
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