The Washington Capitals made a roster move this morning, recalling Garrett Pilon from the Hershey Bears prior to their west coast road trip. Pilon made his NHL debut with the Caps last season. It came on May 8, 2021 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The 23 year old is listed at six foot and 190 pounds. This season he leads Hershey with 11 points with five goals and six assists in 13 games and is tied for first in goals. During the 2020-21 season, the Mineola, New York, native recorded 16 points with four goals and 12 assists in 14 games with the Bears, ranking third on Hershey in points per game with 1.14.
Pilon set career highs in goals with 18 and 36 points during the shortened 2019-20 AHL season with Hershey. He ranked third on the Bears in goals, fifth in points, and tied for second in power play goals with five. Pilon recorded a combined 17 points with 10 goals and seven assists in Hershey’s final 22 games.
In 159 career games with Hershey, Pilon has recorded 96 points with 37 goals and 59 assists. From the 2015-16 season to 2017-18, Pilon played in 207 combined games in the Western Hockey League (WHL) between the Kamloops Blazers and the Everett Silbertips, recording 192 points with 69 goals and 123 assists. In his first season in the WHL in 2017-18, Pilon recorded 80 points with 34 goals and 46 assists in 69 combined games between Kamloops and Everett.
Here was Garrett Pilon’s solo lap pic.twitter.com/BniSXRKDOU
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) May 8, 2021
The Caps drafted Pilon in the third round at 87th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft. He played in one NHL game last season with 10:40 minutes of ice time. He had one takeaway and two giveaways. It happens. He’s honestly been through a lot like Zach Fucale and he deserves to have a chance to shine on the NHL stage.
The Caps head to Anaheim to take on the Ducks tomorrow night in the first game of a four game west coast road trip.