The Capitals announced on Sunday morning that they have recalled goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the AHL’s Hershey Bears and have re-assigned Ilya Samsonov to the Bears.

The move allows the Caps to keep three goaltenders available while also letting Samsonov return to the Bears to prepare for the AHL playoffs. The Bears will play the final game of their regular season on Sunday night before facing off against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Friday.

Vanecek will travel with the Capitals to Raleigh for Game Three on Monday evening. This is Vanecek’s first call-up to the Capitals.

Vanecek, who was selected with the Capitals’ second-round pick in the 2014 NHL Draft, has played 38 games with the Bears this season and posted a 21-10-6 record, with a 2.62 goals against average and a .907 save percentage.

Vanecek led the Bears to a 4-1 victory against the Utica Comets on Saturday night and was selected as the first star of the game.

A message from your number one star! pic.twitter.com/9L6xBzN5ON — Chocolate Hockey (@ChocHockey) April 14, 2019

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