Jakob Chychrun signed an eight-year, $72 million contract with the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. It begins subsequent season and has a median annual worth of $9 million.
The 26-year-old defenseman has an NHL career-high 43 factors and has tied his profession excessive with 18 objectives in 65 video games this season. He’s plus-24 and ranks first amongst NHL defensemen in game-winning objectives (six), tied for second in power-play objectives (5), and third in objectives. He might have grow to be an unrestricted free agent after the season.
“Jakob is a confirmed, dynamic defenseman within the prime of his profession who has established himself as one of many premier blueliners within the NHL,” Capitals basic supervisor Chris Patrick mentioned. “His work ethic, ability set, and talent to excel in all conditions at each ends of the ice make him a beneficial asset to our staff. He is an ideal match with our tradition and imaginative and prescient for the longer term, and we couldn’t be extra thrilled that he’ll proceed to be a part of our group for the following eight years.”
Chychrun is in his first season with Washington after he was acquired in a commerce with the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2024, for defenseman Nick Jensen and a third-round decide within the 2026 NHL Draft.
Chosen by the Arizona Coyotes within the first spherical (No. 16) of the 2016 NHL Draft, Chychrun has 259 factors (94 objectives, 165 assists) in 532 regular-season video games for the Coyotes, Senators and Capitals and one objective in 9 Stanley Cup Playoff video games.
The Capitals (47-15-8), who’ve clinched a playoff berth and have the most effective file within the NHL, go to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; TVAS, TSN3, MNMT).
