Protas was cut with a skate during a game on April 4 and did not return until Washington’s Game 5 win over the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

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ARLINGTON, Va.-- Aliaksei Protas missed some big moments with the Washington Capitals while he was recovering from a skate cut on his left foot, but he hopes there are plenty more ahead in the ...

The Capitals could see Aliaksei Protas return for Game 5 against the Canadiens. (Geoff Burke — Imagn Images) ARLINGTON, V.A. — It looks like Aliaksei Protas could finally be back for the ...

When the Washington Capitals arrived in Montreal ahead of Game 3 of their Stanley Cup playoff series, the plan was to have Aliaksei Protas in tow, coach Spencer Carbery said on Thursday.

The Washington Capitals dropped Game 1 in overtime against Carolina Hurricanes, and Aliaksei Protas shared a candid postgame ...

Protas (foot) was a full participant in Saturday's practice and could be ready to play in Game 4 against Montreal on Sunday, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network reports. After being cut ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have re-assigned forward Ilya Protas from the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League ...

Protas (foot) won't play Wednesday versus the Canadiens, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. Protas was not officially ruled out prior to warmups, but he never seemed to have much of a chance ...

Aliaksei Protas made his series debut Wednesday as the Washington Capitals eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5. Protas missed Washington's last six games of the regular season after ...

The Washington Capitals aren't ruling anything out concerning their first-round pick entering the 2025 NHL Draft.