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Washington Capitals · Apr 2025 – Oct 13, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated) Total pay Cap hit
Nic Dowd contract
CenterAge 36Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas Golden KnightsCap hit 2026-27
$3.00M$3,000,000Washington Capitals · Apr 2025 – Oct 13, 2026Vegas Golden Knights · Oct 2026 – present (date estimated)2 years · $6.0M total
Year 2 of 2 · expires after 2026-27 as a UFA at age 37
Contract timeline
UFA 2027 · age 37
2026-27 · VGK · Cap hit $3.00M · Salary $3.00M
Annual pay vs. cap hit
Year-by-year pay not confirmed; shown as an even split of the AAV.
Year by year
| Season | 2025-26 | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | WSH | VGK |
| Cap hit | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| % of cap | 3.1% | 2.9% |
| Total salary | $3.00M | $3.00M |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Apr 16, 2025 with WSH. Source announcement
Contract history
Standard · 2022-23 to 2024-253 years · $1.30M AAV · signed Nov 14, 2021
| Season | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WSH | WSH | WSH |
| Cap hit | $1.30M | $1.30M | $1.30M |
| % of cap | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Total salary | $1.60M | $1.30M | $1.00M |
| Base salary | $1.60M | $1.30M | $1.00M |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $1.60M | $1.30M | $1.00M |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Nov 14, 2021 with WSH. Source announcement
Standard · 2019-20 to 2021-223 years · $750K AAV · signed Apr 11, 2019
| Season | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | WSH | WSH | WSH |
| Cap hit | $750K | $750K | $750K |
| % of cap | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Total salary | $700K | $750K | $800K |
| Base salary | $700K | $750K | $800K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $700K | $750K | $800K |
| Clause | — | — | — |
Signed Apr 11, 2019 with WSH. Source announcement
Standard · 2018-191 year · $650K AAV · signed Jul 1, 2018
| Season | 2018-19 |
|---|---|
| Team | WSH |
| Cap hit | $650K |
| % of cap | 0.8% |
| Total salary | $650K |
| Base salary | $650K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $650K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 1, 2018 with WSH. Source announcement
Standard · 2016-17 to 2017-182 years · $640K AAV · signed Jul 11, 2016
| Season | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
|---|---|---|
| Team | LAK |  VAN |
| Cap hit | $640K | $640K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $630K | $650K |
| Base salary | $630K | $650K |
| Signing bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K | $0K |
| Minors salary | $300K | $650K |
| Clause | — | — |
Signed Jul 11, 2016 with LAK. Source announcement
Standard · 2015-161 year · $600K AAV · signed Jul 16, 2015
| Season | 2015-16 |
|---|---|
| Team | LAK |
| Cap hit | $600K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $600K |
| Base salary | $600K |
| Signing bonus | $0K |
| Perf. bonus | $0K |
| Minors salary | $73K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Jul 16, 2015 with LAK. Source announcement
Entry-level · 2014-151 year · $750K AAV · signed Apr 1, 2014
| Season | 2014-15 |
|---|---|
| Team | LAK |
| Cap hit | $750K |
| % of cap | cap not set yet |
| Total salary | $750K |
| Base salary | $660K |
| Signing bonus | $90K |
| Perf. bonus | $150K |
| Minors salary | $68K |
| Clause | — |
Signed Apr 1, 2014 with LAK. Source announcement