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Capitals Acquire Goaltender Rémi Poirier From Devils

The low-cost pickup supplies Washington with fourth-string NHL depth, with New Jersey converting its recent waiver claim into a 2027 seventh-round pick after adding Connor Hellebuyck.

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Apr 5, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; View of a New Jersey Devils logo on a jersey worn by a member of the team during the second period at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images

Overview

  • On Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, the Washington Capitals traded a 2027 seventh-round draft pick to the New Jersey Devils for 25-year-old goaltender Rémi Poirier.
  • Both teams’ official announcements and team tweets confirm the return was a 2027 seventh-round pick and correct an earlier report that misstated the compensation as a fourth-rounder.
  • Poirier was a sixth-round pick in 2020 who has yet to appear in an NHL regular-season game and who posted a 27-19-6 record with a .912 save percentage and a 2.61 goals-against average in 52 AHL games last season with the Texas Stars.
  • Washington adds Poirier as organizational crease depth behind Logan Thompson, Charlie Lindgren, and Mitch Gibson, and the club would need him to clear waivers before assigning him to the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
  • New Jersey claimed Poirier off waivers from Dallas on Sept. 27, 2026, and after acquiring veteran starter Connor Hellebuyck the Devils flipped Poirier for a late pick rather than risk losing him for nothing on waivers.