Washington coach Barry Trotz said Saturday that Burakovsky will rejoin the Capitals before Monday's game against the Senators, the Washington Post's Alex Prewitt reports.

Washington coach Barry Trotz said Saturday that Burakovsky will rejoin the Capitals before Monday's game against the Senators, the Washington Post's Alex Prewitt reports.

Analysis:

Burakovsky will only end up spending a couple of days with AHL Hershey before rejoining the big club on Monday. However, given that he was a healthy scratch in five of the last six games before his demotion, he doesn't figure to see significant playing time with the Caps.