Anthony Beauvillier signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with the Washington Capitals on Thursday. It has an average annual value of $2.75 million.
The 28-year-old forward was an unrestricted free agent. He had 25 points (15 goals, 10 assists) in 81 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Capitals last season, including five points (two goals, three assists) in 18 games with Washington after he was acquired in a trade on March 7 for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.
Beauvillier also had six points (two goals, four assists) in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
“It’s been such a fun group to be a part of,” Beauvillier said on Capitals breakup day May 17. “Obviously, the success that they had earlier in the year and coming in with a team that has high expectations for the postseason was so fun. It was such an easy group to blend into and fun to go to war with these guys.
“This is a place that I would love to play here for a long time. Obviously, the group here is special and the city is awesome. You got to discover the city a little bit more over the last few months and, obviously, the fans are great. So, yeah, this would be a place that I would like to stay for a long time.”
Selected by the New York Islanders in the first round (No. 28) of the 2015 NHL Draft, Beauvillier has 271 points (131 goals, 140 assists) in 631 regular-season games for the Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Penguins and Capitals, and 37 points (18 goals, 19 assists) in 65 playoff games.
