The Washington Capitals have enacted a little payback on the Winnipeg Jets via the waiver wire.
After the Jets claimed goaltender Clay Stevenson off waivers from the Capitals last month, the Caps have returned the favor by doing the same with defenseman Jack St. Ivany on Saturday.
St. Ivany arrives in DC as the Capitals need another right-shot defenseman after Vincent Desharnais recently underwent an appendectomy surgery that will keep him out of the lineup for the next 4 to 6 weeks. With Desharnais and Rasmus Sandin on the shelf, the Caps were operating with just six healthy defenders before claiming St. Ivany.
The 27-year-old St. Ivany has played 57 career NHL games, with all but four coming with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He has nine career points, all assists, since he debuted with the Penguins on March 22, 2024.
Winnipeg acquired the former fourth-round pick from Pittsburgh this past summer, sending the Penguins forward David Gustafsson back in return. In four games for the Jets this year, St. Ivany has played 15:29 of average ice time per game.
St. Ivany, signed through this season at an $850k cap hit, is another big blueliner, standing 6-foot-4 and weighing 197 pounds. In his short stint with the Jets, the club owned 51.2 percent of the scoring chances and 55.6 percent of the high-danger chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.
Before making his pro debut in 2022, St. Ivany played four years of college hockey with Yale University and Boston College. With the Eagles, he played under current Capitals development coach Brooks Orpik, who was an assistant at BC. He was also teammates with Caps forward Anthony Beauvillier on the 2024-25 Penguins.
Capitals scouts also likely got a long look at St. Ivany in the AHL, as he played with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for four seasons from 2022-23 through 2025–26. St. Ivany recorded three points (1g, 2a) in four regular-season games against the Hershey Bears last season and has played against Washington’s affiliate 31 total times in the regular season.
Here’s the Capitals’ full press release:
Capitals Claim Defenseman Jack St. Ivany
27-year-old has recorded nine points in 57 career NHL games
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have claimed defenseman Jack St. Ivany off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets, senior vice president and general manager Chris Patrick announced today.
St. Ivany, 27, has appeared in four games with Winnipeg this season. The 6’4”, 197-pound defenseman averaged 13:31 of ice time with the Jets and led the team’s blueliners in blocked shots per 60 (5.54) and ranked second in hits per 60 (6.65).
St. Ivany, whom Winnipeg acquired from Pittsburgh on June 29, 2026, has appeared in 57 career NHL games with the Jets and Penguins. Last season with Pittsburgh, St. Ivany established career highs in games played (20), assists (7), points (7), shots (17) and plus-minus rating (+4).
Originally drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft, St. Ivany has also collected 45 points (6g, 39a) in 162 career AHL games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
The Manhattan Beach, California native played collegiately at Yale University (2018-20) and Boston College (2021-22), amassing 60 points (12g, 48a) in 115 games, and won a silver medal with the United States at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship.
