Eliteprospects
USA U.K. Nic Dowd
#26 Washington Capitals / NHL - 25/26
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
Date of Birth
May 27, 1990
Position
C/RW
Age
35
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Huntsville, AL, USA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
USA / U.K.
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$3,000,000 Powered by
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Washington Capitals Washington Capitals / Signed
Drafted
2009 round 7 #198 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Agency
PREMIUM

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Nic Dowd Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Culver Military Academy Prep USHS-Prep 45* 15* 31* 46* 38* -* |
2008-09 St. Louis Bandits NAHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Wenatchee Wild NAHL 43* 16* 33* 49* 71* 9* | Playoffs 13 8 14 22 34 10
2009-10 Indiana Ice USHL 46* 16* 23* 39* 48* 20* | Playoffs 9 2 4 6 2 -2
2010-11 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 36* 5* 13* 18* 34* 1* |
2011-12 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 39* 11* 13* 24* 36* 2* |
2012-13 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 41* 14* 25* 39* 41* 6* |
2013-14 St. Cloud State Univ. “C” NCAA 38* 22* 18* 40* 32* 17* |
Manchester Monarchs AHL 7* 0* 3* 3* 0* 1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 0
2014-15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 75* 9* 32* 41* 44* 17* | Playoffs 19 7 6 13 10 6
2015-16 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Ontario Reign “A” AHL 58* 14* 34* 48* 49* 13* | Playoffs 13 4 7 11 14 2
2016-17 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70* 6* 16* 22* 25* -15* |
2017-18 Los Angeles Kings NHL 16* 0* 1* 1* 12* -3* |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 40* 3* 0* 3* 16* -7* |
2018-19 Washington Capitals NHL 64* 8* 14* 22* 20* 10* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 6 -1
2019-20 Washington Capitals NHL 56* 7* 8* 15* 28* 11* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 4 -4
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL 56* 11* 4* 15* 31* 4* | Playoffs 5 2 0 2 4 1
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL 64* 10* 14* 24* 44* 10* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 4 -3
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 65* 13* 12* 25* 26* 6* |
2023-24 Washington Capitals NHL 64* 12* 10* 22* 47* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 0
2024-25 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 82* 14* 13* 27* 56* 7* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 8 -3
2025-26 Washington Capitals “A” NHL 29* 2* 5* 7* 25* -1* |
Projected NHL 74* 5* 13* 18* 64* -3* |
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Nic Dowd Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 USA U19 WJAC-19 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* -* |

Nic Dowd Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 140* 23* 69* 92* 0.66* 93* 31* | 3 36 12 * 13 * 25 * 0.69 * 24 * 8 *
NAHL 1 46* 16* 33* 49* 1.07* 73* 8* | 1 13 8 * 14 * 22 * 1.69 * 34 * 10 *
NCAA 4 154* 52* 69* 121* 0.79* 143* 26* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 611* 86* 97* 183* 0.30* 332* 21* | 6 40 4 * 2 * 6 * 0.15 * 32 * -10 *
USHL 1 46* 16* 23* 39* 0.85* 48* 20* | 1 9 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.67 * 2 * -2 *
USHS-Prep 1 45* 15* 31* 46* 1.02* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Nic Dowd Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/16/2025
04/16/2025 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
11/14/2021
11/14/2021 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
04/11/2019
04/11/2019 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/01/2018
07/01/2018 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals
12/08/2017
12/08/2017 Confirmed Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks
07/11/2016
07/11/2016 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
07/16/2015
07/16/2015 Extension Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings
04/01/2014
04/01/2014 Confirmed St. Cloud State Univ. Los Angeles Kings
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2008, 18 #207 overall by Des Moines Buccaneers in the USHL Entry Draft

Cult/Star player for Culver Military Academy Prep

Cult/Star player for St. Cloud State Univ.