
Nic Dowd
A. Captain
#26
age34
posC
shotr
h6'2"
w196lbs
Depth Chart
C4
Current Contract
Extension signed
Cap Hit
$1,300,000$1.30M
Year 3 of 3
22/23
24/25
Expiry Status
UFA
2025 age 35
Next Cap Hit
$3,000,000$3.00M
Term
2 Years
Next Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 37
Profile
Agent
Matthew Oates
Birthdate
May 27, 1990
Birthplace
Huntsville, Alabama
Nationality
USA
Stick
CCM Jetspeed FT3 Pro
Extension
2025-2027
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$6,000,000$6.00M
cap hit$3,000,000$3.00M
expiry
2027
UFA
age 37
Nic Dowd is signed to a 2 year, $6,000,000 contract extension with a cap hit of $3,000,000 per season. He currently plays for the Washington Capitals. His contract was signed on April 16, 2025 for the 2025-26 season and expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when Dowd will be 37 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
3.14%
Signing Status
UFAage 35
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
|
2026-27
|
2027 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | UFAage 37 |
AAV | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | |
Base | $1,000,000$1.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | $2,000,000$2.00M | - | |
Total Salary | $3,000,000$3.00M | $3,000,000$3.00M | |
Minors Salary |
$3,000,000$3.00M
|
$3,000,000$3.00M
|
|
Clauses | |||
Year Type | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2022-2025
Standard Contract
3yrs
value$3,900,000$3.90M
cap hit$1,300,000$1.30M
% Cap Contract Start
1.58%
Signing Status
UFAage 31
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024-25
|
2025 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $1,300,000$1.30M | $1,300,000$1.30M | $1,300,000$1.30M | UFAage 35 |
AAV | $1,300,000$1.30M | $1,300,000$1.30M | $1,300,000$1.30M | |
Base | $1,600,000$1.60M | $1,300,000$1.30M | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $1,600,000$1.60M | $1,300,000$1.30M | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,600,000$1.60M
|
$1,300,000$1.30M
|
$1,000,000$1.00M
|
|
Clauses | ||||
Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year | ||||
Buy Out |
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Career Stats By Contract
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Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
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2024-25 | $1,300,000 $1.30M |
NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 56 | 984 | 47.90 | 50.00 | -1.60 | 48.90 | -2.20 | 0.61 | 1.04 | |||||||
2023-24 | $1,300,000 $1.30M |
NHL | Washington Capitals | 64 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 790 | 49.10 | 42.00 | -5.90 | 41.30 | -6.50 | 0.84 | 1.44 | |||||||
2022-23 | $1,300,000 $1.30M |
NHL | Washington Capitals | 65 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 693 | 52.60 | 52.50 | 2.70 | 49.80 | -1.00 | 1.13 | 1.99 | |||||||
2021-22 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Washington Capitals | 64 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 756 | 60.40 | 51.40 | 0.10 | 50.20 | -0.20 | 0.71 | 1.51 | |||||||
2020-21 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Washington Capitals | 56 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 638 | 47.70 | 49.60 | -3.00 | 47.50 | -4.30 | 0.85 | 1.13 | |||||||
2019-20 | $750,000 $750K |
NHL | Washington Capitals | 56 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 459 | 59.50 | 56.00 | 5.20 | 54.00 | 2.70 | 0.52 | 1.57 | |||||||
2018-19 | $650,000 $650K |
NHL | Washington Capitals | 64 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 549 | 59.09 | 46.89 | -0.50 | 48.46 | -1.20 | 0.87 | 2.30 | |||||||
2017-18 | $640,000 $640K |
NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 40 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 395 | 34.62 | 46.87 | 2.17 | 46.14 | -0.53 | 0.30 | 0.30 | |||||||
2017-18 | $640,000 $640K |
NHL | Los Angeles Kings | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 127 | 20.00 | 35.77 | -13.47 | 46.43 | -2.68 | 0.00 | 0.47 | |||||||
2016-17 | $640,000 $640K |
NHL | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 742 | 40.00 | 56.57 | 2.82 | 56.71 | 2.76 | 0.32 | 1.05 | |||||||
2015-16 | $600,000 $600K |
NHL | Los Angeles Kings | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 66.67 | 65.06 | 3.64 | 68.77 | 7.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
Player Updates
Signings & Trades
Transactions & Updates
27
Apr
Dowd notched an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4.
15
Apr
Dowd logged an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the New York Islanders.
11
Apr
Dowd tallied a goal, fired three shots on net, blocked three shots and dished out three hits in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Contract History
2019-2022
Standard Contract
3yrs
value$2,250,000$2.25M
cap hit$750,000$750K
expiry
2022
UFA
age 32
% Cap Contract Start
0.92%
Signing Status
UFAage 29
Abbreviated $Amounts
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $750,000$750K | $750,000$750K | $750,000$750K | UFAage 32 |
AAV | $750,000$750K | $750,000$750K | $750,000$750K | |
Base | $700,000$700K | $750,000$750K | $800,000$800K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | |
Total Salary | $700,000$700K | $750,000$750K | $800,000$800K | |
Minors Salary |
$700,000$700K
|
$750,000$750K
|
$800,000$800K
|
|
Clauses | ||||
Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2018-2019
Standard Contract
1yr
value$650,000$650K
cap hit$650,000$650K
expiry
2019
UFA
age 29
% Cap Contract Start
0.82%
Signing Status
UFAage 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
2018-19
|
2019 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $650,000$650K | UFAage 29 |
AAV | $650,000$650K | |
Base | $650,000$650K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $650,000$650K | |
Minors Salary |
$650,000$650K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2016-2018
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,280,000$1.28M
cap hit$640,000$640K
expiry
2018
UFA
age 28
Abbreviated $Amounts
2016-17
|
2017-18
|
2018 |
|
---|---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $640,000$640K | $640,000$640K | UFAage 28 |
AAV | $640,000$640K | $640,000$640K | |
Base | $630,000$630K | $650,000$650K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
Total Salary | $630,000$630K | $650,000$650K | |
Minors Salary |
$300,000$300K
|
$650,000$650K
|
|
Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2015-2016
Standard Contract
1yr
value$600,000$600K
cap hit$600,000$600K
expiry
2016
RFA
age 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
2015-16
|
2016 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $600,000$600K | RFAage 26 |
AAV | $600,000$600K | |
Base | $600,000$600K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $600,000$600K | |
Minors Salary |
$72,500$73K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | RFA | |
UFA Year |
2014-2015
Entry Level Contract
1yr
value$900,000$900K
cap hit$900,000$900K
expiry
2015
RFA
age 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2014-15
|
2015 |
|
---|---|---|
Cap Hit | $750,000$750K | RFAage 25 |
AAV | $900,000$900K | |
Base | $660,000$660K | |
Performance Bonuses | $150,000$150K | |
Signing Bonuses | $90,000$90K | |
Total Salary | $750,000$750K | |
Minors Salary |
$67,500$68K
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | RFA | |
UFA Year |
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