Aliaksei Protas
Left Wing · Washington Capitals
2019 Draft, Rd 3 Pick 29 (#91) — Washington Capitals
Current Season
GP
76
Goals
25
Assists
27
Points
52
+/-
+20
S%
15.7%
Career Stats
Contract
Cap Hit
$3.38M
Total Value
$16.88M
Expires
5 yrs · 2028-2029
Status
Then UFA
via PuckPedia
Recent Stories
Aliaksei Protas is pulling back the curtain on one of the Capitals’ oldest tricks, and it starts with Tom Wilson making life miserable before the puck even drops. In a league where everybody says they are unmoved by the noise, Washington still leans into the kind of edge that gets under a team’s skin and stays there. Protas explains how that presence changes shifts, matchups and maybe even the temperature on the other bench.
Aliaksei Protas’s 2025-26 season review centers on a player who keeps forcing the room to take him seriously. The Capitals have seen enough of his game to know this is not just filler minutes or a nice story for a good week in November. His season gives Washington another decision point, because players like this do not stay hidden for long in a league that is always hunting for value. The next question is whether the Capitals treat him like a useful piece or a bigger part of the plan.