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03/05 10:48 CST Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Capitals ahead of the
NHL trade deadline
Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Capitals ahead of the NHL trade
deadline
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
The Vegas Golden Knights keep buying ahead of the NHL trade deadline, this time
bolstering their forward group.
Vegas on Thursday acquired center Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals in
exchange for a 2027 third-round pick, a 2029 second-rounder and young
goaltender Jesper Vikman. The move comes several weeks after getting defenseman
Rasmus Andersson from Calgary prior to the Olympic break.
Dowd, 35, gives the Golden Knights a penalty killer and shutdown defender down
the middle who can also chip in some offense. He has 16 points and 43 blocked
shots in 55 games this season.
Dowd is also under contract through next season at a reasonable salary cap hit
of $3 million.
Trading Dowd signals the Capitals' intention to at least in part be sellers,
sitting four points back of the second and final wild card spot in the Eastern
Conference but having played three more games than Boston, which is in that
position. Pending unrestricted free agent forward Brandon Duhaime and
defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk are also trade candidates for Washington.
With roughly 27 hours to go before the deadline, plenty of other teams who
declared they're open for business are awaiting more deals. Vincent Trocheck
remains with the New York Rangers, and coach Mike Sullivan was noncommittal
about whether the center whose name is atop many trade boards would play
Thursday night against Toronto.
The Maple Leafs, who are all but certain to miss the playoffs for the first
time in a decade, sat three players Wednesday night for roster management
reasons as trade talk heats up: Bobby McMann, Scott Laughton and Oliver
Ekman-Larsson.
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