Brett Leason scored two goals, including the first of four in the game's opening 12 1/2 minutes, and the Anaheim Ducks earned a 5-2 victory Wednesday over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, who are on a season-long four-game losing streak.
After the National Hockey League’s 32 teams collectively waived 64 players on Sunday, five of them were claimed by other clubs on Monday.
While Anaheim lost a player on waivers Monday, it also picked one up.
Sunday afternoon the Washington Capitals waived Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Lucas Johansen, Brett Leason and Henrik Borgstrom, with the intention of re-assigning the players to AHL Hershey.
The Washington Capitals re-signed forwards Beck Malenstyn and Brett Leason to two-year contracts on Monday. Malenstyn's deal is worth $1.525 million. The first year will be a two-way contract -- worth either $750,000 if he remains in the NHL or $110,000 if he stays in the American Hockey League.
Leason, 23, made his NHL debut this season and ended up playing in 36 games for the Capitals, scoring three goals and six points along the way.
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The Washington Capitals announced Saturday afternoon that Forward Brett Leason has been re-assigned to AHL Hershey. Leason was recalled earlier this week after Forward Tom Wilson sustained a lower-body injury in Game 1 of the series.
Leason, 23, played in 36 games this season for the Capitals, scoring three goals and adding six points.
The Washington Capitals announced on Monday that they have re-assigned forward Brett Leason to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). With the trade deadline acquisition of forward Johan Larsson, Leason appears to be the odd-man out moving forward.
The Washington Capitals have recalled forward Brett Leason from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and re-assigned Mike Vecchione to Hershey, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
The Washington Capitals have re-assigned forward Brett Leason to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
The Washington Capitals announced on Wednesday that they have recalled forward Brett Leason from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL). Leason, who was re-assigned to Hershey on Tuesday, was likely recalled to add forward depth for the Capitals trip north of the border.
Photo: NHL.com On Tuesday, the Washington Capitals placed defenseman Dennis Cholowski on waivers, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The Capitals also re-assigned forward Brett Leason to the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images In the wake of the news that captain Alex Ovechkin would miss the 2022 NHL All-Star Game due to testing positive for the coronavirus, and ahead of their game against the Edmonton Oilers, the Washington Capitals made additional moves to adjust.
If Alex Ovechkin wasn’t scoring at a career-best pace, the offense would probably be a big talking point in Washington. Fixing that problem before it really becomes one may be prudent.
The Washington Capitals announced on Sunday afternoon that they have moved forward Brett Leason to the team’s taxi squad. Leason was a healthy scratch in last night’s game against the Minnesota Wild. It’s likely the move signals the potential return of Nicklas Backstrom and/or T.J.
The Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Pheonix Copley and defenseman Michal Kempny from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and have re-assigned defensemen Lucas Johansen and Alex Alexeyev and forward Brett Leason from Hershey to the taxi squad, senior vice president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
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