The Washington Capitals have announced that they are sending forward Stanislav Galiev to the Hershey Bears for a conditioning stint.

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The Capitals will be sending forward Stanislav Galiev to the Hershey Bears for the purpose of conditioning. More from the Caps press release:

Galiev, 23, played in two games with the Capitals this season and earned his first NHL assist on Oct. 15 against Chicago. Last season, Galiev made his NHL debut on April 8 against Boston and scored his first NHL goal on April 11 against the Rangers. The Moscow native has registered two points (one goal, one assist) in four NHL games. Galiev registered 45 points (25 goals, 20 assists) in 67 games with Hershey (AHL) last season and set career highs in goals, assists and points. He finished the season ranked first in the AHL in power-play goals (15) and tied for first among Bears skaters in goals. The 6’2”, 197-pound right wing recorded a career-high six game point streak from Feb. 6-15 (five goals, four assists) and tallied 10 multi-point games during the 2014-15 season. Galiev has earned 52 points (28 goals, 24 assists) in 100 career AHL games. He was selected by Washington in the third round, 86th overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft.

This is good for the Capitals for several reasons. The most important reason is that the Caps can get Galiev playing time while not exposing him to waivers. According to the collective bargaining agreement, conditioning stints cannot be longer than two weeks. Secondly, this gives Galiev time to knock the rust out of his game after playing sparingly with the Capitals to start the season.

With the fourth line mostly consisting of some combination of Michael Latta, Chandler Stephenson, Brooks Laich, Andre Burakovsky, and Tom Wilson, Galiev has found it hard to find consistent playing time. Thanks to this conditioning stint, Galiev will be able to get playing time and stay fresh.