The fit feels great for Washington’s bottom six, and while the cost is a bit exorbitant, what Beauvillier has shown this season makes it passable. Either way, it’s a big win for the Penguins. Beauvillier was a reclamation project, and they turned him into someone worth a second-rounder. This time last year, he went for a fifth. That’s tidy work.

After being acquired from Pittsburgh at the deadline, winger hopes to bring grit, speed and energy as newest addition to Eastern Conference-leading Washington’s lineup.