Anthony Beauvillier was traded to the Washington Capitals by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.

The fit feels great for Washington’s bottom six, and while the cost is a bit exorbitant, what Beauvillier has shown this season makes it passable. Either way, it’s a big win for the Penguins. Beauvillier was a reclamation project, and they turned him into someone worth a second-rounder. This time last year, he went for a fifth. That’s tidy work.

It turned out to be a quiet trade deadline for the Washington Capitals on Friday, with just one acquisition. The Capitals sent their second-round pick in the 2025 draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins for winger Anthony Beauvillier, who is expected to add speed as a depth player in the lineup.