The Washington Capitals have traded centre Hendrix Lapierre of Gatineau, Quebec to the Pittsburgh Penguins according to TSN on Thursday. In return, the Capitals received a third round pick in the 2027 National Hockey League Entry Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft.
Lapierre is joining his second NHL franchise. He played four seasons with the Capitals.
In 2025-26, Lapierre had four goals and 12 assists for 16 points. He had a zero plus/minus, with 31 penalty minutes, 53 shots on goal, 120 faceoff wins, 22 blocked shots, 49 hits, seven takeaways, and 34 giveaways.
Lapierre had two multi-point games in Capitals’s blowout wins over Canadian teams in 2025-26. He had two assists in an 8-4 Capitals win over the Montreal Canadiens on November 20, and then had one goal and one assist for two points in a 7-3 Capitals win over the Calgary Flames on March 9.
In four NHL seasons, Lapierre had 13 goals and 34 assists for 47 points in 158 games. He was a -2 with 41 penalty minutes, one game-winning goal, two power-play points, 129 shots on goal 271 faceoff wins, 69 blocked shots, 88 hits, 34 takeaways, and 71 giveaways. Lapierre’s one career game-winning goal came on November 18, 2023 in a 4-3 Capitals win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Lapierre scored from Sonny Milano and Aliaksei Protas, which put the Capitals up 4-2 at the time with six minutes and 26 seconds left in the third period.
