Vincent Desharnais signed a four-year, $16.8 million contract with the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
The deal has an average annual value of $4.2 million.
The 30-year-old defenseman has seven points (one goal, six assists) and averaged an NHL career-high 18:11 per game in 53 games for the San Jose Sharks last season. He was second among Sharks defensemen in blocked shots (83) and third in hits (103). His plus-7 rating was second best on the Sharks behind Macklin Celebrini (plus-8).
Among NHL defensemen with at least 50 games played, the 30-year-old ranked fourth in short-handed ice time per game (3:14) and 15th in hits per 60 minutes (6.14).
He has 26 points (two goals, 24 assists) in 218 regular-season games with the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Sharks.
