Vecchione is a five-year AHL veteran, who has two career NHL games under his belt (both in 2017). The 29-year-old has scored 12 goals with 24 assists (36 points) in 43 games with Hershey this season. He could make his Capitals debut on Tuesday with Lars Eller in COVID-19 protocol.
Chychrun suffered a lower-body injury in Boston on Saturday and returned to Arizona to undergo an MRI on Monday. Chychrun, who may be highly sought after at the trade deadline, will miss at least two weeks.
Eller will likely miss 2-to-3 games this week after being added to the COVID-19 protocol list for the second time this season. With Eller out, look for Daniel Sprong to draw back into the Capitals lineup on Tuesday.
Chychrun suffered a lower-body injury in Saturday's loss in Boston and was sent back to Arizona to be evaluated. Chychrun is one of the biggest pieces that could be moved at the trade deadline, so teams around the league will be monitoring his health closely.
Borgstrom has been a healthy scratch for the last three games but will replace Mackenzie Entwistle in the lineup on Tuesday. Borgstrom has scored four goals with three assists (seven points) in 39 games this season.
Vrana missed the first five months of the season with a shoulder injury but is set to play Tuesday vs. the Coyotes. Vrana, who had 11 points (8G / 3A) in 11 games after being traded to Detroit last season, will skate on the second line (with Pius Suter and Tyler Bertuzzi) and second power-play unit in his debut.
Sandin is reportedly not feeling well, so he was not at the arena this morning and will not play Saturday vs. the Canucks. Timothy Liljegren is expected to draw back into the lineup to replace him on the top pairing with Morgan Rielly.
Ilya Samsonov left Wednesday's practice early after taking a shot up high. With Samsonov unlikely to be available, Fucale is expected to serve as Vitek Vanecek's backup vs. the Hurricanes.
Hagelin suffered an eye injury in Tuesday's practice and is expected to be sidelined long-term. Anthony Mantha may be set to return to the lineup on Thursday to help replace Hagelin.
Rybinski was originally a fifth-round pick of the Panthers but went unsigned. There centre played in the WHL from 2018-to-2022, finishing the most recent season with 18 goals and 36 assists (54 points) in 39 games with Seattle.
Oshie was on the ice for Thursday's morning skate, which is a good sign that he will be available in New York. However, the Capitals did not update his status after the session, so consider him a game-time decision for now.
Borgstrom was a healthy scratch last night vs. the Blue Jackets but will replace Josiah Slavin in the lineup on Friday. Borgstrom has scored just four goals with three assists (seven points) in 35 games this season.
Borgstrom has played in nine straight games but has gone pointless in his last eight, so he'll come out of the lineup on Thursday. Philipp Kurashev will replace him in the Blackhawks' bottom-6.
