The Washington Capitals acquired forward Anthony Beauvillier in a trade deadline deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Friday.
The Capitals landed Beauvillier by dealing the Penguins a 2025 second-round draft pick in return. The Penguins are retaining no salary on Beauvillier’s contract.
Beauvillier is a 27-year-old winger who has 20 points (13g, 7a) in 63 games for the Penguins this season. The former 2015 first-round draft pick played seven seasons with the New York Islanders from 2016-2023. He recorded a career-high 40 points (18g, 22a) in 82 games during the 2022-23 campaign split between the Islanders and Vancouver Canucks.
Pittsburgh has recently had Beauvillier skating on their second line with Evgeni Malkin and Philip Tomasino. He is averaging 13:00 time on ice per game and has not regularly played any special teams minutes this year.
The Sorel-Tracy, Quebec native has 31 points (16g, 15a) in 55 career playoff games. He has now been dealt at two trade deadlines in a row after the Nashville Predators acquired him from the Chicago Blackhawks last year for a fifth-round pick.
Beauvillier makes $1.25 million against the salary cap. He is an unrestricted free agent after this season.
Beauvillier has several prior connections to current members of the Capitals. He was briefly teammates with Taylor Raddysh in Chicago last year and Lars Eller in Pittsburgh this year. He has also played internationally for Team Canada with Dylan Strome and Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Here’s the press release from the Capitals:
Capitals Acquire Anthony Beauvillier from Pittsburgh Penguins
27-year-old forward has recorded 20 points (13g, 7a) in 63 games this season
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Anthony Beauvillier from the PittsburghPenguins for Washington’s second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today.
Beauvillier, 27, has recorded 20 points (13g, 7a) in 63 games with Pittsburgh this season. Twelve of Beauvillier’s 13 goals have come at five-on-five, which ranked third on the Penguins. The 5’11”, 180-pound forward also ranked second on Pittsburgh in hits (108) and sixth in shots (120).
Beauvillier was originally drafted by the New York Islanders in the first round (28th overall) of the 2015 Draft. In 613 career NHL games with the Islanders, Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators and Penguins, Beauvillier has recorded 266 points (129g, 137a).
The Sorel-Tracy, Quebec native scored a career-high 21 goals in 2017-18 with the Islanders and compiled a career-best 40 points (18g, 22a) in 82 games during the 2022-23 season with New York and Vancouver. Beauvillier has scored 15 or more goals in five of his eight completed NHL seasons.
The Capitals currently have five picks in the 2025 NHL Draft, including Boston’s 2025 second-round pick, which was acquired on Feb. 23, 2023.
