Is Aliaksei Protas Better Than Bowen Byram? NHL Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Aliaksei Protas and Bowen Byram 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.

Bowen Byram's Penalty Minutes of 220 compared to Aliaksei Protas's 58 represents a 279.3% 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 Bowen Byram's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Games Played, where Aliaksei Protas posts 321 against Bowen Byram's 329 — a gap of just 2.5%. Bowen Byram can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Games Played is the statistical ammunition for the Bowen Byram 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. Bowen Byram claims the tiebreaker through Penalty Minutes advantage — a 279.3% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.