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On July 2, 2012, as a free agent for the second consecutive year, he signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Washington Capitals. After suffering an injury on the opening night of the [[2012–13 NHL lockout|lockout]]-shortened [[2012–13 NHL season|2012–13 season]], Hillen later returned to help in the Capitals resurgence, posting nine points in 23 games. On April 2, 2013, he signed a two-year, $1.4 million contract extension with Washington.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://capitals.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=663576 | title = Capitals re-sign Jack Hillen | publisher = [[Washington Capitals]] | date = 2013-04-02 | accessdate = 2013-04-02}}</ref>
On October 3, 2013, a hit from [[Calgary Flames]] forward [[Lance Bouma]] rammed Hillen into the boards, where he fell awkwardly and had to be helped off the ice after being attended by trainers for several minutes. He successfully underwent surgery to his right leg <ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nbcwashington.com/blogs/capital-games/Capitals-Lose-Jack-Hillen-To-Right-Leg-Injury-226407551.html/ | title = Capital's lose Jack Hillen to right leg injury | publisher = nbc washington | date = 2013-10-04 | accessdate = 2013-10-04}}</ref> on October 5 to repair his tibial plateau, the top part of the tibia that lies underneath the knee.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capitals-insider/wp/2013/10/05/jack-hillen-underwent-successful-surgery-steve-oleksy-to-face-stars// | title = Jack Hillen underwent successful surgery |
In the midst of his third season with the Capitals in [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]], Hillen produced five points in 35 games as a depth defender before he was traded, along with a fourth-round pick in [[2015 NHL Entry Draft|2015]], to the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] in exchange for [[Tim Gleason]] on February 28, 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=755611 | title = Capitals acquire Gleason from Hurricanes for Hillen | publisher = [[National Hockey League]] | date = 2015-02-28 | accessdate = 2015-02-28}}</ref>
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