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Variety is the spice that has Alex Ovechkin fast approaching Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record

Alex Ovechkin is already the career leader in power-play goals in the NHL

MARCH 4, 2025 • Associated Press

OTT@WSH: Ullmark with a great save against Aliaksei Protas | Ottawa Senators Linus Ullmark (OTT) makes a save against Aliaksei Protas (WSH) at 04:32 of the 3rd Regulation Period

MARCH 4, 2025 • NHL.COM

How close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record?

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is chasing the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky

MARCH 3, 2025 • Associated Press

Hits 50-point mark Protas tallied three assists, a plus-3 rating and three shots during Sunday's 7-3 win over the Oilers.

Impact It was "threes" across the board for Protas who has compiled five goals and 14 points in his last 12 games to reach the 50-point mark for the first time in his NHL career. The hulking winger is back on the top line alongside Alex Ovechkin and is producing more than enough even-strength numbers to merit broad fantasy appeal.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lights lamp Saturday Protas tallied a goal and added three shots during Saturday's 8-3 win over the Penguins.

Impact Protas continues his breakout campaign and has notched five goals and 11 points over his last 11 games. The hulking winger is marching toward his first 50-point season and is a worthwhile play in any fantasy format.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Lights lamp Saturday Protas tallied a goal and added three shots during Saturday's 8-3 win over the Penguins.

Impact Protas continues his breakout campaign and has notched five goals and 11 points over his last 11 games. The hulking winger is marching towards his first 50-point season and is a worthwhile play in any fantasy format.

FEBRUARY 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rinkside Update | Aliaksei Protas | Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas joins Mike Vogel for a Rinkside Update before facing the Philadelphia Flyers.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025 • NHL.COM

Tallies two points Protas registered an empty-net goal, a short-handed assist and a plus-2 rating during Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.

Impact Protas jump-started a two-on-one while shorthanded that Tom Wilson ended up one-timing past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to give the Capitals the lead early in the second period. The hulking Belarussian has been heating up with four goals and nine points over his last eight games and continues to build on a breakout 2024-25 campaign.

FEBRUARY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Adds insurance tally Protas scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

Impact Just after the Capitals killed a penalty, Protas got loose and buried a goal on the breakaway to produce the final score. He has three goals and three assists during his five-game point streak. The 24-year-old is up to 21 goals, 42 points, 87 shots and a plus-29 rating through 50 appearances in a breakout campaign. He should continue to see steady top-six minutes.

JANUARY 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Grabs apple in loss Protas provided an assist in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Canucks.

Impact Protas has two goals and three assists during his four-game point streak. The 24-year-old set up a Pierre-Luc Dubois tally to get the Capitals on the board in the third period. Protas continues to be an even-strength powerhouse this season, earning 40 of his 41 points at even with the lone outlier being a shorthanded goal. He's added 84 shots on net and a plus-27 rating through 49 appearances.

JANUARY 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Opens scoring Thursday Protas scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Kraken.

Impact Protas reached the 20-goal and 40-point marks for the first time in his career when he opened the scoring at 4:36 of the second period. That tally was also his fifth game-winner of the season. The 24-year-old continues to see top-six minutes at even strength and has racked up 83 shots on net and a plus-27 rating over 48 appearances. Even with a near-complete lack of power-play time, Protas is generating enough offense to be rostered in most fantasy formats.

JANUARY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Aliaksei Protas | Postgame | Washington Capitals Aliaksei Protas postgame in Seattle

JANUARY 24, 2025 • NHL.COM

Garners helper Protas provided an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Oilers.

Impact Protas reached the 20-assist mark when he set up a Tom Wilson goal in the first period that tied the game at 1-1. The 24-year-old Protas has looked good in a top-six role this season even without seeing much power-play time. He's up to 39 points, 81 shots on net, 22 blocked shots and a plus-26 rating over 47 appearances.

JANUARY 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Earns two points in win Protas scored a goal, dished an assist, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins.

Impact Protas was involved in the Capitals' first two goals, setting up Jakob Chychrun on the opening tally in the first period before netting the game-winner himself in the second. This ended a four-game slump for Protas, who had earned 10 points over 10 contests prior to his dry spell. For the season, the forward has 19 goals, 19 assists, 80 shots on net and a plus-26 rating while seeing next to nothing in the way of power-play time. He's emerged as a reliable top-six forward in 2024-25 and could push for a 30-goal, 60-point campaign, though there's a chance the bottom falls out since he's shooting 23.8 percent.

JANUARY 19, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Two-point effort Monday Protas scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Sabres.

Impact The 24-year-old continues to put together a breakout campaign in a top-six role for the Capitals. Protas has five multi-point performances across his last 14 games, collecting nine goals and 13 points over that stretch along with 31 shots on net, six PIM and a plus-12 rating. He came into the season with 13 career goals in the NHL, but Protas has already found the back of the net 18 times in 2024-25 in just 40 contests.

JANUARY 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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JANUARY 7, 2025 • YOUTUBE

Nets insurance marker Protas scored a goal in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Rangers.

Impact Protas stretched the Capitals' lead to 6-4, ending a see-saw battle between the offenses in the matinee contest. The 23-year-old forward has six goals and an assist over his last eight outings while routinely seeing top-six minutes in that span. Overall, Protas is enjoying a breakout campaign with 17 goals, 16 assists, 70 shots on net and a plus-21 rating through 39 appearances, and all but one of those points have come at even strength, with the exception being a shorthanded goal.

JANUARY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Pots two goals Protas tallied two goals and added five shots during Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.

Impact Protas continues to build on a breakout season in which he has deposited 16 goals and 32 points in 37 games. The 23-year-old may struggle to maintain his 23.2% shooting rate over the course of an entire season, but Protas' growing skillset and hulking frame should continue to pay dividends for fantasy managers as the calendar moves into 2025.

JANUARY 1, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Scores twice Sunday Protas scored two goals on four shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Kings.

Impact Protas opened and closed the scoring Sunday. His first goal came midway through the first period, and he added an empty-netter in the final minute of the third to finish off the win. The 23-year-old has six goals and two assists over nine outings in December as he continues to maintain a top-six spot with little power-play time. Protas has matched his career high with 29 points, doing so in just 33 games this year compared to 78 appearances in 2023-24. He's added 63 shots on net and a plus-18 rating.

DECEMBER 23, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Postgame | Aliaksei Protas | Washington Capitals Postgame | Aliaksei Protas

DECEMBER 23, 2024 • NHL.COM

Protas and Dubois help power the Capitals past the Kings 3-1

Aliaksei Protas scored twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Sunday night

DECEMBER 23, 2024 • Associated Press

Back on scoresheet in victory Protas found the back of the net on three shots and went plus-2 in 18:00 of ice time in Friday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Impact Protas opened the scoring late in the first period by deflecting an Andrew Mangiapane shot past Pyotr Kochetkov. The goal snapped a three-game point drought for Protas. The 23-year-old is just two points shy of matching his career high that he set last season. The left-shot winger ranks third on the Caps in points, and he's up to 12 goals, 27 points, six PIM, 59 shots on goal and a plus-16 rating through 32 appearances. Protas is shooting at a 20.3 percent clip, though, so he could see some regression in that area over the course of the campaign.

DECEMBER 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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DECEMBER 21, 2024 • NHL.COM

Rinkside Update | Aliaksei Protas | Washington Capitals Rinkside Update | Aliaksei Protas

DECEMBER 20, 2024 • NHL.COM

Three-game, five-point streak Protas scored twice in a 2-1 win over Columbus on Thursday.

Impact Protas has five points (three goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak. And he has a remarkable 26 points, including 11 goals, in 28 games this season. those 26 points tie him with Connor McMichael for second on the team in scoring. Protas has been a revelation on the Caps' top line this season, and he's continued to score without Alex Ovechkin (leg) driving the play. He's a worthy fantasy acquisition.

DECEMBER 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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Variety is the spice that has Alex Ovechkin fast approaching Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record

How close is Alex Ovechkin to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record?

Protas and Dubois help power the Capitals past the Kings 3-1