Lapierre, 19, recorded a goal in six games with the Capitals this season. With a goal in Washington's season opener on Oct. 13 against the New York Rangers, the 6'0", 180-pound forward became the seventh teenager in franchise history to score in his NHL debut, the fifth-youngest to score (19 years, 246 days) and the first since Andre Burakovsky during the 2014-15 season.
During the 2020-21 season at the junior level, the Gatineau, Quebec, native ranked eighth in the QMJHL in points per game (1.48) after recording 31 points (8g, 23a) in 21 games with Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Lapierre led Chicoutimi in assists and ranked second on the team in points. He recorded nine multi-point games, including a career high four points (2g, 2a) vs. the Shawinigan Cataractes on Oct. 2, 2020. Lapierre also recorded 12 points (5g, 7a) in nine playoff games. Additionally, Lapierre was named one of the QMJHL's Scholastic Players for the month of December 2020.
Lapierre was traded to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan from Chicoutimi on June 23.
Lapierre spent the 2019-20 season with Chicoutimi, recording 17 points (2g, 15a) in 19 games. He recorded 11 points (3g, 8a) in five games at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, leading all skaters in the tournament in points and helped Team Canada earn a silver medal.
In the 2018-19 season, Lapierre won the Michel Bergeron as the QMJHL Offensive Rookie of the Year after recording 45 points (13g, 32a) in 48 games with Chicoutimi.
The Capitals selected Lapierre with the 22nd overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. Washington traded their 24th overall pick and their 80th overall pick to the Calgary Flames to acquire the 22nd overall pick.
