Fucale was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Thursday.
Fucale was recalled Saturday when Darcy Kuemper suffered an upper-body injury. Kuemper has recovered and will get the Thursday start against Chicago, making Fucale redundant at this time. Fucale spent all three games this week on the bench, backing up Charlie Lindgren.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Recalled from AHL
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Fucale was recalled from AHL Hershey on Saturday.
The move was made necessary when Darcy Kuemper suffered an upper-body injury during practice Saturday. Fucale was 19-10-2 with a 2.57 GAA and .899 save percentage in 33 AHL games before his recall. Look for Fucale to back up Charlie Lindgren versus Minnesota on Sunday, if Kuemper is unable to go.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Loaned to AHL Hershey
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Fucale was loaned to AHL Hershey on Monday.
Fucale served as Charlie Lindgren's backup Saturday against Toronto. He was brought up because Hunter Shepard (upper body) wasn't available. Fucale and Shepard were both returned to the minors Monday because Darcy Kuemper (upper body) will return to the lineup against Detroit.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Recalled from AHL Hershey
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Fucale was recalled from AHL Hershey on Saturday.
Fucale played four games for the Capitals last season, going 1-1-1 with a 1.75 GAA and a .924 save percentage, when both Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek were injured. He has spent the 2022-23 season in the AHL, going 10-6-1 with a 2.60 GAA and an .896 save percentage.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Returned to AHL affiliate
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Fucale was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Friday.
Although he'll head to the minors for now, Fucale will likely be back with the big club ahead of Saturday's Game 3 against the Panthers to serve as the emergency backup behind Vitek Vanecek and Ilya Samsonov.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Recalled from minors
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Fucale was elevated from AHL Hershey on Sunday.
Fucale provides some added depth ahead of Washington's first-round matchup against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Panthers. The 26-year-old posted a 1.74 GAA and .924 save percentage behind a 1-1-1 record in four games with the Capitals during the 2021-22 campaign.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Recalled from AHL affiliate
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Fucale was elevated from AHL Hershey on Thursday.
Fucale has gone 8-8-4 with a 2.85 GAA and .884 save percentage over 20 AHL Hershey contests. The 26-year-old has gone 1-1-1 with a 1.75 GAA and .924 save percentage over four NHL appearances. He was elevated in light of Ilya Samsonov's (undisclosed) early departure from practice Wednesday.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Assigned to AHL
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Fucale was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Tuesday.
Fucale took home losses in both starts of his most recent NHL stint. His demotion comes on the heels of a loss to Boston on Monday, where he allowed four goals and saw 16 shots. The 26-year-old will rejoin AHL Hershey, where he has posted a 6-2-2 record with a 2.73 GAA and a .889 in 2021-22.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Between pipes Monday
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Fucale will guard the crease Monday against the Bruins, per Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic.
Fucale will start in his second consecutive game for the Capitals. Monday's contest with the Bruins will be the Quebec-born netminder's first career home start at the NHL level.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Makes 21 saves in shootout loss
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Fucale made 21 saves, allowing just one goal, in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Wild on Saturday.
Fucale was met with a tough pill to swallow on Saturday in his first start since Nov. 11, as the Capitals surrendered an own-goal before Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello scored in the final moments of regulation to send the game to overtime. Fucale spent the entirety of December in the minors before being called up to the taxi squad and eventually thrust into game action Jan. 7 in a relief role against the Blues. With Washington's primary goaltender Vitek Vanecek (illness) still out, Fucale may have earned another start.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Promoted to top level
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Fucale has been added to Washington's active roster ahead of Friday's game versus the Blues.
With Vitek Vanecek (illness) unavailable, Fucale will serve as Ilya Samsonov's backup against St. Louis. The 25-year-old netminder will likely return to the taxi squad as soon as Vanecek is cleared to play.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Returning to minors
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The Capitals reassigned Fucale to AHL Hershey on Saturday.
Fucale was briefly recalled during Washington's road trip as an insurance policy while the team was out west but will return to the minors ranks now that the Capitals are back on the east coast. The 26-year-old recorded a 21-save shutout in his only start at the NHL level thus far in the 2021-22 season.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Returns to AHL
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The Capitals reassigned Fucale to AHL Hershey on Sunday, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Fucale was on the NHL roster Friday and Saturday as a precaution and now he heads back to the minors. The 26-year-old's only NHL action thus far came Nov. 11 in a 21-save, shutout victory over Detroit.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Summoned from minors
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The Capitals recalled Fucale from AHL Hershey on Friday, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
With a slate of back-to-back games beginning Friday against the Penguins -- amidst an outbreak of COVID-19 that has sidelined several players and their goaltending coach -- Washington felt it prudent to bolster its netminder depth. Fucale has posted a 2.63 GAA and .898 save percentage behind a 4-1-2 record in seven starts with AHL Hershey this season.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Perfect in first career start
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Fucale posted 21 saves Thursday in a 2-0 victory over the Red Wings.
It wasn't the heaviest workload, but Fucale managed to put together a shutout in his first NHL start, blanking a Detroit squad that had won its previous three games. The 26-year-old Fucale, a second-round draft pick by Montreal in 2013, toiled in the minor leagues for six seasons before finally getting his shot Thursday.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Making NHL debut
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Fucale will defend the road goal during Thursday's matchup with Detroit.
Fucale will be making his NHL debut against the Red Wings. The 2013 second-round pick has played well in the AHL this year, going 3-0-3 while posting an admirable 1.73 GAA and .933 save percentage. Fucale will attempt to pick up his first career NHL victory in a road matchup with a surging Red Wings team that's won three straight games.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Summoned to Captials
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The Capitals recalled Fucale from AHL Hershey on Wednesday, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Fucale's recall could be related to Vitek Vanecek being slow to get up late in Monday's game against the Sabres after getting his arm pinned underneath an opposing player. The 26-year-old has been stellar in the minor leagues thus far with a 1.73 GAA and .933 save percentage behind a 3-0-2 record in five starts with AHL Hershey to open the 2021-22 campaign.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Placed on waivers
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Fucale was placed on waivers by Washington on Sunday.
Fucale was unlikely to usurp Ilya Samsonov or Vitek Vanecek for a roster spot in Washington and will report back to AHL Hershey unless claimed by a rival team. The 26-year-old registered a 1.80 GAA and .932 save percentage behind a 9-2-0 record in 11 starts in the minors last season.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Starting Wednesday
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Fucale will get the home start Wednesday against the Devils, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Per Pell's reporting, Fucale will eventually cede the cage to Ilya Samsonov but will technically serve as the starter of record. The 26-year-old posted a 1.80 GAA and .932 save percentage behind a 9-2-0 record in 11 starts with AHL Hershey last season.
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Capitals' Zach Fucale: Bumped to minors
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Fucale was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Wednesday, per CapFriendly.
Fucale spent a few stints on the taxi squad when the Capitals needed an extra goalie on hand, but he didn't make an appearance. The 25-year-old will finish the season in the minors.
