The cap-strapped Capitals traded forward Chandler Stephenson to the Vegas Golden Knights for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick, a move made necessary by the return of Carl Hagelin from IR. They chose to keep Travis Boyd at $800,000 over Stephenson’s $1,050,000. Stephenson had three goals and one assist before being traded, and of course scored a goal in his first appearance with the Golden Knights.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has become the 5th player in NHL history to score 20+ goals in their first 15 seasons following Marcel Dionne, Mike Gartner, Jaromir Jagr and Mats Sundin.