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Loading…Pierre-Luc Dubois, a 28-year-old center for the Washington Capitals, grades as a clear top-quartile center with a 71.3 overall (43rd of 195).
His best component is play driving at 77, with finishing (32) trailing the rest of his game.
His rating fell from 91.3 in 2024-25 to 58.1 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 9-season card history.
The contract, $8.5M through 2030-31, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $7.06M is within $1.44M of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 3rd-largest on the Washington Capitals NHL roster and uses 8.2% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $3.25M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 72 |
| Defense | 66 |
| Play driving | 77 |
| Finishing | 32 |
| Power play | 40 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WSH | 29 | 58.1 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 82 | 91.3 | 1.1 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 82 | 68.8 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 73 | 88.3 | 1.1 |
| 2021-22 | WPG | 81 | 90 | 0.9 |
| 2020-21 | WPG | 46 | 68.6 | 0.3 |
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 70 | 88.7 | 0.9 |
| 2018-19 | CBJ | 82 | 85.3 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ | 82 | 89.3 | 1 |
Other WSH centers by rating: Dylan Strome (80.7), 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.