The Washington Capitals have re-signed forward Anthony Beauvillier to a two-year, $5.5MM contract extension, per a team release. The contract will carry a $2.75MM AAV.
Last offseason, Beauvillier signed a one-year, prove-it deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins and made the most of that opportunity. Despite skating just 13 minutes per night in a bottom-six role in Pittsburgh, Beauvillier produced 13 goals through 63 games. He was then flipped to the Capitals in a deadline deal that sent a second-round pick back to Pittsburgh.
In 18 regular-season games with the Caps, the 28-year-old scored two goals and five points. However, he elevated his game in the playoffs, recording two goals and six points in 10 games. This continues Beauvillier’s trend of stepping up in the postseason, where he averages 0.57 points per game, notably higher than his career regular-season mark of 0.43.
A former first-round selection of the New York Islanders (28th overall in the 2015 draft), Beauvillier has scored 131 goals and 271 points through 631 games. While he has cracked the 20-goal plateau just once in his career (21 with the Islanders in 2017-18), he has six seasons with at least 15 goals, including last year. Of note, 16 of his 17 goals last season (including playoffs) came at even strength, with the lone exception being a shorthanded goal. He’ll likely slot into a third-line role with the Capitals and can slot up in the lineup if called upon.
With Beauvillier’s signing, the Capitals now have just $4.975MM of available cap space, per PuckPedia.