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Copely was recalled from AHL Hershey prior to Friday's game against the Panthers. Copley will rejoin the Caps as their third goaltender, swapping places with Hunter Shepard. Barring injuries to Vitek Vanecek or Ilya Samsonov, the 30-year-old netminder will merely serve as an emergency option in Game 6.
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Copley was assigned to AHL Hershey on Sunday. Although he'll head to the minors for now, if Vitek Vanecek (upper body) is still unavailable, Copley will almost certainly be back with the big club prior to Monday's matchup with the Maple Leafs. Copley will, however, head to the minors on a more permanent basis once Vanecek is ready to return.
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Copley stopped 15 of 19 shots before being replaced by Ilya Samsonov early in the third period of Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Blue Jackets. The Capitals handed the 30-year-old a 2-0 lead only 40 seconds into the second period, but Copley squandered it and found himself staring at a 4-3 deficit early in the third before Samsonov took over. Fortunately for Copley's record, Washington managed to tie it up before Boone Jenner potted the game-winner. The goalie will only stick around on the NHL roster until Vitek Vanecek (upper body) is ready to return.
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Copley will defend the blue paint Tuesday against visiting Columbus, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. Copley has gone 13-7-2 with a 2.43 GAA and a .909 save percentage over 22 games with AHL Hershey in 2021-22. The 30-year-old's only NHL appearance this season was as a reliever in a 5-3 loss to Edmonton on Wednesday, when he stopped 21 of 22 shots. Columbus has gone 8-12-0 and averaged 29.9 shots on goal and 2.95 goals for on the road this season.
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Copley was brought up from the minors Monday. Copley's promotion could be an indication that Vitek Vanecek (upper body) won't be ready to even back up against Columbus on Tuesday. Even with Copley back on the active roster, he is unlikely to see much in the way of minutes, as Ilya Samsonov figures to see the bulk of the workload as long as Vanecek is sidelined.
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Career Stats
Year | GP | W | L | OTL | Min | GA | SO | GAA | PIM | FPTS |
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2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 | 2.2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1529 | 74 | 1 | 2.90 | 0 | 152.4 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 5.08 | 0 | -0.2 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
3 Year Avg | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 510 | 25 | 0 | 2.94 | 0 | 46.8 |
Career | 31 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1709 | 85 | 1 | 2.98 | 0 |