Brown has missed the first four and a half weeks of the season with an injury. He is now healthy and will head to Hershey for a conditioning stint. He had 17 goals and 11 assists (28 points) in 64 games with Hershey last season.
Brown, 23, registered one goal in five games with the Capitals. He heads to Hershey where he has two goals and one assist in six games.
Chris Brown has 1 goal in 3 games this year with the Caps. 3 points in 6 games in the AHL.
Brown, 23, had one goal in three games with the Capitals but will head back to the AHL where he had 16 goals and 24 assists (40 points) in 63 games between Portland and Hershey (AHL) a season ago.
Brown has one goal and one assist in five games with the Capitals since being traded from Phoenix. While in the AHL he has recorded two goals in three games. He has been recalled because Dustin Penner is day-to-day with an illness.
Brown played 12:16 with one shot on goal in his Capitals debut on Thursday, but did not dress on Saturday.
Brown was acquired by the Capitals in the Martin Erat deal on Tuesday. He had 14 goals and 21 assists (35 points) in 51 games with Portland (AHL) but had no points in six games with Phoenix. Philipp Grubauer has been sent back to Hershey (AHL) as a corresponding move.
Brown, 23, was a second round pick (36th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. In his second season with the Portland Pirates (AHL) he has scored 14 goals and 21 assists (35 points) in 51 games this season.
The 22-year-old Brown has played in five games with the Coyotes this season, recording 17 PIM. He has also collected four goals and 8 assists with 31 PIM and a plus-nine rating in 15 games with the Pirates.
Brown was the 36th overall pick in 2009 - he appeared in three games with Phoenix earlier in the season without recording a point. Brown registered three goals and five assists in 10 games with Portland. He will dress on the Coyotes fourth line this evening.
Smith has 25 goals and 15 assists in 63 games in the AHL this season. The Coyotes traded Matthew Lombardi and Steve Sullivan yesterday. Brown and Conner will get their shot with the big club after those trades opened up roster space.
Brown scored 12 goals and 29 points in 38 games in his third season with the University of Michigan.