Alex Newhook or Aliaksei Protas? The NHL Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Alex Newhook and Aliaksei Protas split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested C comparisons in NHL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Aliaksei Protas's Plus/Minus of 53 compared to Alex Newhook's -7 represents a 657.1% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Aliaksei Protas's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Goals, where Alex Newhook posts 70 against Aliaksei Protas's 68 — a gap of just 2.9%. Aliaksei Protas can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Goals is the statistical ammunition for the Aliaksei Protas side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Aliaksei Protas claims the tiebreaker through Plus/Minus advantage — a 657.1% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.