Former NY Islanders Anthony Beauvillier seems to have finally found a home in DC

Former Islander Anthony Beauvillier scored the game winner for the Washington Capitals on Monday night as they defeated the Isles 4-1 in the nation's capital. The once fan favorite on Long Island has become quite the journey man around the league. Ever since parting ways with the Isles in January of 2023, when he was apart of the trade which made Bo Horvat an Islander.

Beau has finally has found a home in DC.

As a Beauvillier fan, which many other Islanders fans are, you always want to see him succeed. But this has been a struggle for Beau, as he hasn't been able to find a true spot within a lineup for sometime since leaving the Islanders. That is until now, where he has cemented himself firmly as an everyday player for the Capitals.

Through 57 games this season, he has 11 goals and eight assists for 19 points. He is on pace for his highest point total since his departure from Long Island during the 2022-23 season. But the most important stat which should be highlighted from this season is his time on ice per game which he is averaging. Beau is averaging 15:43 min this season for the Caps, he hasn't even amassed 15 min since that same 2022-23 season.

He has also seen plenty of time this year up on the Caps top line with future first ballot Hall of Famer Alex Ovechkin. Which is an obvious answer to the jump in his TOI, but is also proof that Beauvillier has truly found himself a home with the Caps. The top line, which features Beauvillier and Ovechkin centered by Dylan Strome, has the highest time on ice together this season out of all Capitals forward lines, with 288.2 minutes, according to moneypuck.com.

Beauvillier has played for five different teams since leaving the Islanders, and has been featured in four different trades. He landed in Washington via a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins in March of 2025, in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. His playoff performance last season, two goals and four assists in ten games, that earned him a two-year, $5.5 million contract from the Capitals.

Islanders fans will always be cheering for former players, and Beauvillier's impact during the 2020 and 2021 playoff runs will truly never be forgotten. It seems as though finally, Beau has found stability in his career for the first time since being an Islander, which is amazing to see.