Overview

• Martin Fehervary signed a seven-year extension worth $6 million annually that begins with the 2026–27 season after one final year of his $2.675 million bridge contract.
• The 25-year-old defenseman posted career highs last season with five goals and 25 points while averaging 19 minutes of ice time per game.
• He logged 245 short-handed minutes on Washington’s penalty kill, helping it rank fifth in the NHL with an 82 percent success rate.
• With Fehervary locked in, the Capitals now have seven players under contract for at least three more seasons, cementing their top-six defensive unit.
• PuckPedia projects about $39.25 million in cap space for Washington in the 2026 offseason when Alex Ovechkin’s and John Carlson’s contracts expire.