- Age
- 20
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Vitebsk, BLR
- GP
- 6
- G
- 0
- A
- 2
- P
- 2
- +/-
- -2
- SOG
- 5
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2024 · Round 3, #75 overall (WSH)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 4 |
| G | 0 | 1 |
| A | 2 | 3 |
| P | 2 | 4 |
| SOG | 5 | 7 |
| PPP | 0 | 1 |
| +/- | -2 | +1 |
| PIM | 0 | 2 |
| TOI/GP | 11:40 | 15:54−4:13 |
| SH% | 0.0 | 14.3-14.3 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 39.0
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 31.3
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -12.9
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.929
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 0.8
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.8
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 41.9
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 9:53
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
7 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Protas is used
#62 · L · Washington Capitals
Ilya Protas
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts
- Line 3
- PP2
- Ice time / game
- 11:42
- 9:53 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 41.9%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 31.3%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 39.0%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Protas48.8s
NHL average47.4s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Protas28%
NHL average24%
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
Aliaksei Protas41.9 min together38%shot attempts
Jordan Kyrou24.8 min together36%shot attempts
Martin Fehérváry18.9 min together43%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Washington Capitals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025–26 | Washington Capitals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:03 |
| Sun, Oct 11 | vs SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | vs NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 11:44 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | @ TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | @CAR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:32 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Hershey Bears · AHL | 69 | 29 | 37 | 66 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Hershey Bears · AHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | Windsor Spitfires · OHL | 61 | 50 | 74 | 124 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Windsor Spitfires · OHL | 12 | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 2023–24 | Des Moines Buccaneers · USHL | 61 | 14 | 37 | 51 |
| 2022–23 | Team Belarus U17 · Belarus Vysshaya | 29 | 19 | 15 | 34 |
| 2022–23 | Team Belarus U18 · Belarus Vysshaya | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Team Belarus U17 · Belarus Vysshaya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Team Belarus U18 · Belarus Vysshaya | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Protas in the news
Capitals’ Ovechkin nets first goal of season vs. KrakenWatch as Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scores his first goal of the season off a feed from Ilya Protas to give his team a 2-1 lead over the Seattle Kraken in the first period.Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-11
Carbery Believes Home Opener A 'Great Learning Experience' For Ilya Protas After Third Line Struggles Against PenguinsWASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals know that their lines are going to take some time to gel, and in turn, mistakes are bound happen here and there; they're just part of the game.The Hockey News - Washington Capitals · 2026-10-09