Justin Sourdif

Justin Sourdif (born March 24, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career Junior Sourdif played in the Delta Hockey Academy before he was selected third overall by the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in the 2017 WHL bantam draft. He began his major junior career with the Giants in the following 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, Sourdif was a member of the Giants team that advanced all the way to the WHL championship, losing in seven games to the Prince Albert Raiders. During the pandemic-shortened 2019–20 season, Sourdif registered 54 points for the Giants. That season, Sourdif was among those chosen to the play in the Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. He was selected as the Giants captain leading into his final junior season in 2021–22 and with the club out of playoff contention he was dealt to the Edmonton Oil Kings at the trade deadline in exchange for two first-round draft picks and a fellow junior player on January 17, 2022. Sourdif contributed with 14 points through 19 playoff games with the Oil Kings to help capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions. As WHL champions, the Oil Kings were one of the four teams at the 2022 Memorial Cup, however, the team finished last in the tournament.

Professional Sourdif was selected in the third round, 87th overall, by the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL) at the 2020 NHL entry draft held virtually on October 7, 2020. Sourdif began his professional career in the 2022–23 season, assigned by the Panthers to American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers. Remaining with the Checkers for the entirety of the season, Sourdif showed offensive potential in posting seven goals and 24 points while limited to just 48 games through injury as a rookie.

In the season, following an impressive training camp with the Panthers, Sourdif was the final cut reassigned to the Checkers before the commencement of the season. Before joining the Checkers, Sourdif was recalled by the Panthers and was named to the opening season roster. He later made his NHL debut on October 16, 2023, in a 4–3 victory against the New Jersey Devils. He went scoreless in three games with the Panthers before he was reassigned to the AHL on October 23, 2023. On January 19, 2024, Sourdif was suspended for two games after committing an illegal check to head in a game versus the San Jose Barracuda. He had 12 goals and 38 points in 58 games with Charlotte.

Sourdif began the 2024–25 season on injured reserve with an undisclosed upper-body injury suffered during training camp. Sourdif scored his first NHL goal on February 25, 2025, against the Nashville Predators.

On June 27, 2025, Sourdif was traded by the Panthers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 2026 second-round and a 2027 sixth-round selection. On the following day, Sourdif was signed to a two-year, $1.65 million contract extension with the Capitals. On January 5, 2026, Sourdif recorded his first career NHL hat trick, scoring five points for the Capitals against the Anaheim Ducks. His effort tied the Capitals record for points scored in a single game by a rookie.

International play Sourdif was selected to play for Canada at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. In five games he scored one goal and five points as the team won a silver medal.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2017–18 Valley West Hawks U18 BCEHL 35 23 50 73 57 3 2 3 5 4 2017–18 Vancouver Giants WHL 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Vancouver Giants WHL 64 23 23 46 31 17 2 6 8 16 2019–20 Vancouver Giants WHL 57 26 28 54 44 — — — — — 2020–21 Vancouver Giants WHL 22 11 23 34 29 — — — — — 2021–22 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 28 17 22 39 33 19 5 9 14 18 2021–22 Vancouver Giants WHL 24 9 23 32 28 — — — — — 2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 48 7 17 24 32 6 1 1 2 4 2023–24 Charlotte Checkers AHL 58 12 26 38 62 3 1 0 1 2 2023–24 Florida Panthers NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2024–25 Charlotte Checkers AHL 43 16 18 34 58 18 4 6 10 32 2024–25 Florida Panthers NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Washington Capitals NHL 78 15 20 35 35 — — — — —NHL totals 82 16 20 36 35 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Canada Red U17 4th 6 1 2 3 4 2019 Canada HG18 5 1 4 5 2Junior totals 11 2 6 8 6

Awards and honours Award Year WHL Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2020 WHL Champion 2022