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Avalanche Get Nicolas Roy, Golden Knights Acquire Nic Dowd Ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline
Nic Dowd, a 35-year-old penalty-killing center with 16 points this season, joins Vegas in exchange for picks and Jesper Vikman to strengthen the forward lineup.
- On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights acquired Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick, a 2029 second-rounder, and Jesper Vikman, confirming the trade in duplicate notices.
- Vegas kept buying ahead of the deadline, bolstering its forward group after acquiring defenseman Rasmus Andersson from Calgary prior to the Olympic break.
- Nic Dowd, 35, center, has 16 points and 43 blocked shots in 55 games and is a penalty killer and shutdown center under contract through next season with a $3 million cap hit.
- Trading Dowd signals the Capitals are at least partly sellers as they sit four points back of the second and final wild-card spot, with Brandon Duhaime and Trevor van Riemsdyk also trade candidates and roughly 27 hours before the deadline.
- Across the league, roster moves and uncertainty kept trade boards active as the Maple Leafs sat three players Wednesday and the Rangers remained noncommittal on Trocheck for Thursday.
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Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd ahead of the NHL trade deadline
The Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights got center Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals in exchange for a 2027 third-round pick, a 2029 second-rounder and young goaltender Jesper Vikman.
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