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Loading…Dylan Strome, a 29-year-old center for the Washington Capitals, grades as a clear top-quartile center with a 80.7 overall (31st of 195).
Offensive creation is where he wins, at 90, while defensive impact at 23 is the clear area to improve.
He peaked at 97 in 2023-24 and has not returned to that level since, rating 79.1 last season.
At $5M through 2027-28 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $7.84M, so the Washington Capitals save roughly $2.84M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 10th-largest on the Washington Capitals NHL roster and uses 4.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.25M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 90 |
| Defense | 23 |
| Play driving | 72 |
| Finishing | 45 |
| Power play | 85 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 80 | 79.1 | 0.4 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 82 | 74.8 | 0.9 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 82 | 97 | 1.7 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 81 | 85.7 | 1.1 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 69 | 82.9 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 40 | 74.4 | 0.4 |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 58 | 74.5 | 0.5 |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 78 | 78.8 | 0.7 |
| 2017-18 | ARI | 21 | 59.7 | 0.2 |
| 2016-17 | ARI | 7 | 25.9 | -0.5 |
Other WSH centers by rating: Pierre-Luc Dubois (71.3), Justin Sourdif (70.8), Ilya Protas (58.7). See the full Washington Capitals cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.