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Protas has 2 goals and an assist as Capitals beat Islanders 4-2

— Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat New York 4-2 on Saturday night, spoiling the Islanders’ home opener.
Oct 11, 2025, 10:58 pm - AP
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1st PeriodWSHNYI
1:50Martin Fehervary (1)
Assists: Alex Ovechkin (1), John Carlson (1)
10
13:52Aliaksei Protas (1)
Assists: Jakob Chychrun (2), Tom Wilson (1)
20
2nd PeriodWSHNYI
9:50Ryan Leonard (1)
Assists: Jakob Chychrun (3), Aliaksei Protas (2)
30
15:30Aliaksei Protas (2)
Unassisted
40
18:51Anthony Duclair (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Bo Horvat (1), Kyle Palmieri (1)
41
3rd PeriodWSHNYI
4:28Matthew Schaefer (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Kyle Palmieri (2), Bo Horvat (2)
42

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Matt Roy
  • Giveaway by Mathew Barzal
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
  • Tony DeAngelo Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alexander Romanov hit Ryan Leonard
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Tony DeAngelo Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
  • Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Mathew Barzal
  • Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Aliaksei Protas
  • Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri
  • Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
  • Tony DeAngelo Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Alexander Romanov hit Ryan Leonard
  • Giveaway by Max Shabanov
  • Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Emil Heineman hit Connor McMichael
  • Giveaway by Simon Holmstrom
  • Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
  • Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
  • Mathew Barzal faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Matt Roy
  • Casey Cizikas hit Matt Roy
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Justin Sourdif
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Giveaway by Adam Pelech
  • Simon Holmstrom Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Anders Lee faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Anders Lee Tip-In Wide Right
  • Mathew Barzal Hooking against Aliaksei Protas
  • Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Matt Roy shot blocked by Scott Mayfield
  • Casey Cizikas hit Matt Roy
  • Kyle Palmieri hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Emil Heineman hit Connor McMichael
  • Emil Heineman hit Martin Fehervary
  • Emil Heineman Tip-In Wide Left
  • Adam Pelech Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Ryan Pulock hit Ryan Leonard
  • Max Shabanov Tip-In Wide Left
  • Max Shabanov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Max Shabanov Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Maxim Tsyplakov Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Alexander Romanov hit Justin Sourdif
  • Marc Gatcomb Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Anders Lee
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Mathew Barzal
  • Connor McMichael shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  • Ryan Pulock hit Anthony Beauvillier
  • Emil Heineman hit Dylan Strome
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri
  • Kyle Palmieri Tripping against Aliaksei Protas
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Takeaway by Adam Pelech
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Connor McMichael
  • Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
  • Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
  • Emil Heineman hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Kyle Palmieri hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
  • Giveaway by Ryan Pulock
  • Giveaway by Bo Horvat
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Anders Lee Backhand Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Scott Mayfield
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
  • Anthony Duclair Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Brandon Duhaime
  • Giveaway by Matthew Schaefer
  • Casey Cizikas hit Matt Roy
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Rasmus Sandin
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Dylan Strome shot blocked by Alexander Romanov
  • Giveaway by Max Shabanov
  • Giveaway by Alexander Romanov
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nic Dowd
  • Anthony Duclair Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Horvat (1), Kyle Palmieri (1)
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • John Carlson shot blocked by Matthew Schaefer
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Matt Roy
  • Casey Cizikas hit Matt Roy
  • Maxim Tsyplakov hit Nic Dowd
  • Casey Cizikas hit Matt Roy
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Nic Dowd
  • Brandon Duhaime shot blocked by Ryan Pulock
  • Tom Wilson shot blocked by Adam Pelech
  • Alexander Romanov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau hit Ryan Leonard
  • Nic Dowd shot blocked by Tony DeAngelo
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Tom Wilson
  • Giveaway by Kyle Palmieri
  • Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Kyle Palmieri Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Bo Horvat Deflected saved by Logan Thompson
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Matthew Schaefer Goal (1) Poke, assists: Kyle Palmieri (2), Bo Horvat (2)
  • Bo Horvat Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Emil Heineman hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Alexander Romanov hit Jakob Chychrun
  • Casey Cizikas hit John Carlson
  • Marc Gatcomb hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Matthew Schaefer Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
  • Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Anders Lee
  • Kyle Palmieri Backhand Wide Left
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Maxim Tsyplakov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Casey Cizikas hit Brandon Duhaime
  • Bo Horvat faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Casey Cizikas
  • Kyle Palmieri faceoff won against Brandon Duhaime
  • Max Shabanov Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Tony DeAngelo Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Anders Lee
  • Takeaway by Tony DeAngelo
  • Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
  • Ryan Pulock hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Takeaway by Kyle Palmieri
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Ryan Pulock Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Emil Heineman Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Emil Heineman Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Maxim Tsyplakov hit Aliaksei Protas
  • Anders Lee Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Kyle Palmieri Deflected saved by Logan Thompson
  • Mathew Barzal Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Dylan Strome
  • Matthew Schaefer Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
  • Giveaway by Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Max Shabanov
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Martin Fehervary Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Alex Ovechkin (1), John Carlson (1)
  • Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Hendrix Lapierre
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Tony DeAngelo
  • Off-side
  • Justin Sourdif hit Alexander Romanov
  • Justin Sourdif hit Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Puck in Netting
  • Puck in Netting
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Tom Wilson hit Matthew Schaefer
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Bo Horvat
  • Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Connor McMichael
  • Matt Roy hit Anthony Duclair
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Adam Pelech
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Simon Holmstrom shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Anthony Beauvillier Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Puck in Netting
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
  • Giveaway by Tom Wilson
  • Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Icing
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • High Stick
  • Aliaksei Protas Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (2), Tom Wilson (1)
  • Alex Ovechkin Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Hendrix Lapierre Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
  • Adam Pelech shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Ryan Pulock shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Alexander Romanov shot blocked by Nic Dowd
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Puck in Benches
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Benches
  • Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
  • Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Icing
  • Takeaway by Ryan Leonard
  • Giveaway by Matt Roy
  • Ryan Leonard hit Scott Mayfield
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Maxim Tsyplakov
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Marc Gatcomb
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Mathew Barzal shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Giveaway by Martin Fehérváry
  • Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Hit Left Post
  • Takeaway by Connor McMichael
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
  • Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Ryan Leonard Slap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Dylan Strome Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Benches
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Alex Ovechkin hit Casey Cizikas
  • Dylan Strome Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Connor McMichael Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Ryan Leonard Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (3), Aliaksei Protas (2)
  • Tom Wilson hit Anders Lee
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Ryan Leonard hit Alexander Romanov
  • Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Martin Fehervary hit Anthony Duclair
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Giveaway by Nic Dowd
  • Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Deflected saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aliaksei Protas Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Anthony Duclair
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Matthew Schaefer
  • John Carlson Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Puck Frozen - Skater
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Takeaway by Tom Wilson
  • Aliaksei Protas Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Connor McMichael hit Tony DeAngelo
  • Jakob Chychrun Elbowing against Matthew Schaefer
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Emil Heineman shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Dylan Strome
  • Scott Mayfield shot blocked by Rasmus Sandin
  • Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Scott Mayfield
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Matt Roy Slashing against Simon Holmstrom
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Puck in Netting
  • Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Tom Wilson
  • Timeout - Visitor
  • Challenge Vis - missed stoppage - goal
  • Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Alex Ovechkin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mathew Barzal
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
  • Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
  • Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Brandon Duhaime hit Tony DeAngelo
  • Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Anthony Beauvillier hit Casey Cizikas
  • Ryan Leonard hit Matthew Schaefer
  • Icing
  • Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Off-side
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Max Shabanov shot blocked by Matt Roy
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  • John Carlson Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Cizikas
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Justin Sourdif Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • On-Ice Official
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Matt Roy hit Emil Heineman
  • Giveaway by Dylan Strome
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Icing
  • Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau
  • Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Hit Left Post
  • Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
  • Connor McMichael Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Dylan Strome faceoff won against Bo Horvat
  • Anthony Duclair shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
  • Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
  • John Carlson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Matthew Schaefer shot blocked by John Carlson
  • Kyle Palmieri shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
  • On-Ice Official
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Rasmus Sandin hit Anders Lee
  • Giveaway by Matt Roy
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