The Washington Capitals have signed forward Matthews Phillips to a one-year, one-way contract worth $775,000, the team announced Sunday.
Phillips, a sixth-round draft pick (166th overall) of the Calgary Flames in 2016, has played three career NHL games with the Flames, including two games this past season.
The 25-year-old recorded 76 points (36 goals, 40 assists) in 66 games with the Calgary Wranglers of the AHL in 2022-23. Phillips led the AHL’s top-regular season team in scoring and ranked second in the AHL in goals and fifth in points.
Phillips was named to the AHL’s First All-Star Team in 2022-23 and played in the AHL’s All-Star Game in 2020.
In 265 career AHL games, Phillips has registered 237 points (103 goals, 134 assists).
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