Although Protas will head to the minors for now, it wouldn't be surprising to see him back with the big club ahead of Sunday's matchup with the Senators. He's picked up nine points while averaging 11:50 of ice time through 33 top-level appearances this year.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Logs assist Friday
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Protas notched an assist in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Blues.
Protas set up Daniel Sprong's first-period tally in the lopsided loss. The 21-year-old Protas has contributed modest offense this season with seven points, 25 shots on net and a plus-4 rating in 23 contests. The Belarusian forward will likely stay on the active roster at least until Nicklas Backstrom (illness) and T.J. Oshie (illness) are able to return.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Elevated from AHL Hershey
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Protas was promoted from AHL Hershey on Tuesday, per CBSSports.com.
Protas has logged one goal and one assist through his last eight appearances with the Capitals. The 20-year-old has recorded one goal and four assists through eight performances with AHL Hershey this season.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Heads to AHL
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The Capitals reassigned Protas to AHL Hershey on Sunday.
The forward figures to rejoin Washington at some point this season, as he's played in 22 games and tallied six points while averaging 12:25 of ice time.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Logs assist Friday
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Protas registered an assist, two shots on goal and three blocked shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Jets.
Protas set up Daniel Sprong in the second period. The assist snapped a four-game point drought for Protas, who now has six points in 19 contests since his NHL debut Nov. 1. The 20-year-old has added 23 shots on net, a plus-2 rating and 10 hits while playing mostly in a bottom-six role, though he could see more time while Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov are in the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Tallies first marker
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Protas recorded a goal and added four shots during Sunday's 4-2 victory over the Hurricanes.
The goal is the first of Protas' young NHL career, as the 20-year-old forward has posted a goal and four points in 11 games since his recall. Protas is worth starting across the spectrum of fantasy formats as long as he's logging minutes alongside the likes of Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov on the top line and on the power play.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Promoted to top line
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Protas will play alongside Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov in Wednesday's game against the Canadiens, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Protas will have an increased even-strength role with Conor Sheary (lower body) and T.J. Oshie (lower body) ruled out for Wednesday's game. The rookie could not ask for better linemates and could see his short-term fantasy value skyrocket if he's able to stick with the dynamic Russian duo, so those looking for bargains in deeper leagues or daily formats should keep the Belarussian forward in mind.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Notches first NHL assist
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Protas put up an assist in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sharks.
Protas earned his first NHL point with a secondary assist on Conor Sheary's opening tally in the first period. The 20-year-old Protas, a third-round pick from 2019, will likely continue to log bottom-six minutes until Lars Eller clears COVID-19 protocols.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Called up
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The Capitals recalled Protas from AHL Hershey on Wednesday, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Protas will reinforce a Capitals roster decimated by injuries now that Nic Dowd (lower body) has been put on IR for the second time this season. The 20-year-old has a goal and five points in eight games in the minors this season and should slot in on the fourth line between Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Brett Leason.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Sent back down
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Protas was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Saturday, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Protas has bounced between levels a few times this season, ultimately featuring in just one game with the Capitals so far. He received just 3:53 of ice time, so clearly the team doesn't think he's ready for prime-time NHL duty just yet.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Rejoins Capitals
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The Capitals recalled Protas from AHL Hershey on Friday.
A day after being sent to the minors, Protas returns to the NHL to replace Anthony Mantha (upper body) on the active roster. The 20-year-old made his NHL debut Monday and figures to get more action while Mantha is on injured reserve.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Bounced to minors
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Protas was sent to AHL Hershey on Thursday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Protas made his NHL debut Monday against the Lightning but totaled just 3:53 of ice time. With Nic Dowd (lower body) back from injured reserve, there was no room on the NHL roster for the 20-year-old.
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Capitals' Alexei Protas: Recalled from minors
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Protas was recalled from AHL Hershey on Monday.
Protas will shore up Washington's center depth with Nicklas Backstrom (hip) and Nic Dowd (lower body) both now on injured reserve. The 6-foot-6, 225-pound forward has a goal and four points in six games with AHL Hershey and could conceivably make his NHL debut at some point during his stint in the big leagues.
