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Aliaksei Protas faceoff stats, 2025-26

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Model rating

41.1%

90%: 36.0%–46.4% vs an average regular, on 201 draws since 2023-24

2025-26 FO%

44.8%

30 won of 67 (regular season)

Strong / weak side

37.8% / 56.5%

37 strong-side, 23 weak-side draws this season

Next game

0.9 FOW

2026-10-07 vs PIT: 2 draws at 44.1%, range 0–2

Where Protas wins draws

Win % at every dot, 2026-27 and 2025-26 regular season, in his own attacking direction.

Offensive zone at the right, his left at the top. Warm = above 50%, cool = below; bigger circles = more draws. Hollow circles have under 10 draws.

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Aliaksei Protas faceoff win % by dot
Dot	Draws	Won	FO%
OZ left	9	2	22.2%
OZ right	7	6	85.7%
NZ left (att.)	4	2	50.0%
NZ right (att.)	1	1	100.0%
Centre	7	3	42.9%
NZ left (def.)	2	1	50.0%
NZ right (def.)	2	2	100.0%
DZ left	24	10	41.7%
DZ right	14	5	35.7%

Toughest and easiest opponents

Model win % against today's regular centres, averaged over home and road and every dot. This is a prediction, not his record.

Toughest

Claude Giroux OTT · R32.9%
Aatu Räty VAN · L33.5%
Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI · R33.9%
Vincent Trocheck UTA · R34.3%
J.T. Miller NYR · L34.5%
Auston Matthews TOR · L34.7%

Easiest

Jack Hughes NJD · L54.1%
Noah Ostlund BUF · L53.8%
Trevor Zegras PHI · L52.6%
Danila Yurov MIN · L50.9%
Pavel Buchnevich STL · L50.6%
Calum Ritchie NYI · R50.4%

Splits by season

Faceoff win % by season and situation, with draws taken.
Season	All	EV	PP	PK	OZ	NZ	DZ	Strong	Weak
2026-27	66.7% 3	66.7% 3	— 0	— 0	— 0	50.0% 2	100.0% 1	50.0% 2	100.0% 1
2025-26	44.8% 67	58.1% 31	0.0% 1	34.3% 35	50.0% 16	57.1% 14	37.8% 37	37.8% 37	56.5% 23
2024-25	24.0% 25	30.8% 13	— 0	16.7% 12	25.0% 12	11.1% 9	50.0% 4	33.3% 18	0.0% 6
2023-24	40.4% 104	46.8% 77	0.0% 2	24.0% 25	33.3% 24	46.9% 32	39.6% 48	41.5% 41	38.8% 49
Playoffs (all)	50.0% 2	0.0% 1	— 0	100.0% 1	— 0	100.0% 1	0.0% 1	— 0	50.0% 2

Small numbers are draws taken. Strong = his strong-side dots (a left shot's left dots, in his own attacking direction); centre-ice draws count in neither.

Head-to-head, last three seasons

Raw records against his most frequent opponents next to what the model expected at the dots they actually met at. The blended number moves the model toward the record by n / (n + 500), because pair-specific edges are tiny (about ±2 points) and most of a lopsided record is luck.

Head-to-head faceoff records with model expectation and shrunk estimate.
Opponent	Record	Raw	Model	Blended	Unusual?
Sean Monahan	2–3	40.0%	43.5%	43.4%	normal luck (z -0.2)
Elias Lindholm	2–3	40.0%	34.5%	34.5%	normal luck (z 0.3)
Logan Cooley	2–1	66.7%	46.4%	46.5%	normal luck (z 0.7)
Anton Lundell	0–3	0.0%	39.3%	39.1%	a bit unusual (z -1.4)
Joona Koppanen	3–0	100.0%	45.1%	45.4%	a bit unusual (z 1.9)
Pavel Zacha	2–1	66.7%	38.4%	38.6%	a bit unusual (z 1.0)
John Tavares	2–1	66.7%	33.7%	33.9%	a bit unusual (z 1.2)
Logan Stankoven	1–1	50.0%	46.1%	46.2%	normal luck (z 0.1)
Mathew Barzal	1–1	50.0%	48.0%	48.0%	normal luck (z 0.1)
Erik Haula	2–0	100.0%	47.3%	47.5%	a bit unusual (z 1.5)
Nico Hischier	0–2	0.0%	35.6%	35.5%	a bit unusual (z -1.1)
Sidney Crosby	1–1	50.0%	38.9%	38.9%	normal luck (z 0.3)

Last 10 games

Faceoffs taken and won in his last ten games.
Date	Opp	FOW	Draws	FO%
2026-10-02	@ CAR	2	3	66.7%
2026-04-14	@ CBJ	1	1	100.0%
2026-04-12	vs PIT	2	3	66.7%
2026-04-11	@ PIT	2	4	50.0%
2026-04-08	@ TOR	3	4	75.0%
2026-04-05	@ NYR	0	3	0.0%
2026-04-04	vs BUF	0	2	0.0%
2026-03-26	@ UTA	3	5	60.0%
2026-03-24	@ STL	0	1	0.0%
2026-03-14	vs BOS	3	5	60.0%

Projected faceoffs won

2026-10-07 vs PIT likely opponents: Sidney Crosby (37%), Ben Kindel (48%)0.9 FOW 0–2
2026-10-09 vs NYR likely opponents: J.T. Miller (36%), Mika Zibanejad (40%)0.8 FOW 0–2
2026-10-11 vs SEA likely opponents: Chandler Stephenson (43%), Matty Beniers (45%)0.9 FOW 0–2

FAQ

What is Aliaksei Protas's faceoff percentage?

The season line above shows Aliaksei Protas's raw faceoff wins and percentage this season. The model rating beside it is his expected win rate against an average regular centre at a neutral dot, adjusted for opponents, home ice and dot side, with a 90% interval.

How many faceoffs will Aliaksei Protas win tonight?

When Aliaksei Protas has a game scheduled, the projection above gives expected draws, expected win rate against tonight's likely opposing centres, and a 10th–90th percentile range of faceoffs won. Projections update nightly.

Is Aliaksei Protas better on his strong side?

Almost every centre is. The strong/weak split above compares his win rate on his strong-side dots (a left shot's left dots) with his weak-side dots. League-wide, strong-side takers win about 52.6% and weak-side takers about 44.9%.