Anthony Beauvillier played a good bit in Washington’s top six in 2025-26, but he seems hard-stuck under the 20-goal line.
By the Numbers
15
Goals
13
Assists
82
Games played
16
Minutes per game
On-ice percentages
49%
Shot attempts
49%
Expected goals
51%
Actual goals
Isolated Impact by HockeyViz
About this visualization: This image by Micah Blake McCurdy of hockeyviz.com shows how the player has impacted play when on the ice. At the top of the image is the team’s offense (even strength at left, power play at right) and at bottom is the team’s defense (with penalty kill at bottom right). In each case, red/orange blobs mean teams shoot for more from that location on the ice, and blue/purple means less. In general, a good player should have red/orange blobs near the opponent’s net at top, and blue/purple blobs near their own team’s net at bottom. The distributions in middle show how the player compares to league average at individual finishing, setting up teammates to score, and taking and drawing penalties. The number at center is Synthetic Goals: a catch-all number for the player’s impact.
Player Card by Evolving Hockey
About this player card: This card from Josh and Luke of Evolving Hockey compares the player to league averages based on their impact on on-ice statistics. GAR means “goals above replacement,” where “replacement” means an average player called up from the AHL. xGAR is the same figure but assuming league-average goaltending. The numbers at top are the player’s percentile ranks overall and then for offense and defense alone.
Player Overview by NHL Edge
About this visualization: The NHL’s advanced statistics program, Edge, tracks player and puck movement. The player’s shot speed, skating speed, and skating distance are at top along with percentile rank. At bottom left is a shot location map, and at bottom right is zone time per zone.
Gratuitous Generative Art by Peter
Peter’s Take
You could see the idea behind extending Beauvillier, a deadline acquisition last Spring. He was depth option with speed who was able to step into a top-six role late in the year. For 2025-26, Spencer Carbery wanted to see if Beauvillier could make that promotion permanent. While he and Ovechkin had great on-ice goal differentials (25 for WSH, 16 for opponents), it became apparent who was driving the bus – i.e. not Beauvillier. Despite getting lots of ice in favorable context, he seems hard-capped by the 20-goal threshold, which he hasn’t crossed in the last nine seasons.
That’s not a dig on Beauvillier, just a recognition of his optimal role. That he was used as a top-six forward for nearly half the season is a condemnatory note for the team’s front office, who failed to get the reinforcements they knew they needed, and which ultimately cost them a playoff spot from lack of scoring.
Beauvillier has another season on his deal. He should be good for goals in the teens, but if you see him playing big minutes you’ll know something is going wrong on the roster.
Beauvi on RMNB
- In July, the Caps re-signed Beauvillier to a two-year deal worth $2.75 million per season
- He started the season well, scoring a big GWG that offset Alex Ovechkin’s lack of production.
- He gave a stick to a fan wearing Islanders jersey at Capitals-Flyers game: ‘Only here for Beau’
- Just take this in:
“Hey, Beau. Those f***ers REALLY don’t want you, but you know what?” Ovechkin said before breaking into song. “We want you baby, la la la la la la, I need you baby, la la la la la la.”
“There’s too many teams that don’t want me,” Beauvillier cracked.
“Huh?” Ovechkin said
“Too many teams that don’t want me,” Beauvillier replied.
“Well, you know what?” Ovechkin said. “We want you…”
Your Turn
Where do you want to see Beauvillier in the lineup in 2025-26?
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