Capitals Acquire Carl Hagelin at Los Angeles Kings



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Brian MacLellan, Senior Vice President and General Manager, announced today that the Washington Capitals have acquired Los Angeles Kings striker Carl Hagelin for a third-round draft pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. a conditional sixth round pick for the NHL 2020 draft, announced today.

"We are pleased to welcome Carl to our organization," said MacLellan. "We believe this trade allows us to add depth to the front and provides us with an extremely fast veteran player to help us on penalties."

Hagelin, 30, from Sodertalje, Sweden, has five points (1g, 4a) in 22 games with the Kings this season. Prior to being acquired by Los Angeles on November 14, 2018, Hagelin recorded three points (1g, 2a) in 16 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The percentage of 53.38 attack attempts by the attacker of 5 "11" (186 pounds) (245 attempts, 214 against) was ranked second in Los Angeles with five against five the fourth highest number of kings forwards with at least 22 games played.

In 526 career games between the New York Rangers, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, Hagelin has collected 230 points (90g, 140a). Selected with the Rangers' sixth round pick (168th overall) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Hagelin's 230 points rank 16th among the selected forwards in this class.

A two-time Stanley Cup winner (2016 and 2017), Hagelin has 47 points (22g, 25a) in 121 playoff games, tied with Alex Ovechkin for the second-highest number of Capitals playoff games (Orpik: 149) and tied for the 12th highest number of active NHL strikers. In addition, the 216: 42 minutes of Hagelin penalty time in the playoffs is the sixth highest number of active attackers. Hagelin recorded 16 points (6g, 10a) en route to the 2016 Stanley Cup in Pittsburgh, the fifth-highest number of points in the team.

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