The Washington Capitals have re-signed Nic Dowd to a 2-year contract extension with a cap hit of $3 million.
Dowd, 34, has 14 goals and 13 assists in 82 games for the Capitals this season. He was eligible to be a UFA after this season.
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Jets re-sign Alex Iafallo
The Winnipeg Jets have re-signed Alex Iafallo to a 3-year contract extension with a cap hit of $3.67 million.
Iafallo, 31, was set to be a UFA this summer. He was acquired from the Kings in the summer of 2023 in the trade that sent Pierre-Luc Dubois to Los Angeles.
The winger has 15 goals and 16 assists in 81 games for the Jets this season.
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Logan Couture to retire
Logan Couture will announce the end of his playing career tomorrow, Frank Seravalli reports.
Couture hasn’t played this season and played just 6 games last season due to a serious groin injury.
Couture has 2 more seasons on his contract after this season with a total salary of $13 million, so he won’t formally retire, but the Sharks can place him on LTIR if they are near the salary cap.
In 933 career NHL games, all with the Sharks, Couture has 323 goals and 378 assists.
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Hurricanes sign Alexander Nikishin
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed Alexander Nikishin to a 2-year entry-level contract.
The 2-year contract covers the remainder of this season and the 2025-26 season.
The Hurricanes’ top prospect, Nikishin had 17 goals and 29 assists in 61 games with St. Petersburg SKA of the KHL this season. He led the KHL in scoring among defensemen in 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons with 55 and 56 points, respectively.
His contract will carry a $925,000 cap hit with significant performance bonuses.
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Canadiens sign Ivan Demidov
The Montreal Canadiens have signed Ivan Demidov to a 3-year entry-level contract.
The contract will have a cap hit of $941,000 for its base and significant performance bonuses each season.
Demidov, Montreal’s 5th overall pick in 2024, had a big year in the KHL, putting up 19 goals and 30 assists in 65 games.
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Canadiens sign Jacob Fowler
The Montreal Canadiens have signed Jacob Fowler to a 3-year entry-level contract starting in the 2025-26 season.
Fowler will join Laval of the AHL for the remainder of this season on an amateur try-out agreement.
Fowler, 20, was 25-7-2 with a 0.940 SV% in this his sophomore season with Boston College.
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Rangers sign Gabe Perreault
The New York Rangers have signed Gabe Perreault to a 3-year entry-level contract.
Perreault, 19, was the Rangers’ 23rd overall pick in 2023.
In 2 seasons with Boston College, he had 35 goals and 73 assists in 73 games.
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Capitals sign Ryan Leonard
The Washington Capitals have signed Ryan Leonard to a 3-year entry-level contract.
Leonard, 20, was the Capitals’ 8th overall pick in 2023. In 2 seasons at Boston College, he has 61 goals and 48 assists in 78 games. He was also the MVP of the 2025 World Junior Championships.
Leonard figures to jump right into the Capitals’ lineup as they hope to make a long run this spring.