Washington Capitals: Top 25 best draft picks in team history

#23 Andre Burakovsky

Andre Burakovsky was drafted by the Caps in the first round at 23rd overall and fittingly enough he makes it to number 23 on this list. He got selected in the 2013 NHL Draft.

Burakovsky made his NHL debut on opening night of the 2014-15 season when he was just 19 years old. He scored in his first game and finished the year with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 53 games.

Burakovsky would have his best season statistically with the Caps with 17 goals and 21 assists for 38 points the next season. In 2016-17 he began dealing with injury issues but still had 12 goals and 23 assists for 35 points.

The next year? More injury woes with 12 goals and 13 assists for 25 points. He had another one of those in his final season but injuries weren’t the excuse that time.

Burakovsky was inconsistent and was a healthy scratch six times. He did show up in the playoffs when he needed to in the run to the Cup with two goals in Game 7 of the third round against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Burakovsky recorded 62 goals and 83 assists for 145 points in 328 games with the Caps. He went on to win a Cup last season with the Colorado Avalanche and is now a member of the Seattle Kraken.