Rangers GM Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has acquired forward Chris Brown from the Capitals in exchange for Ryan Bourque. 

Brown, 25, has skated in 20 games with the Hershey Bears of the AHL this season, registering three goals and six assists for nine points, along with 20 penalty minutes. 

He has skated in 23 career NHL games over four different seasons with the Coyotes and Washington, registering two goals and one assist for three points, along with a plus-one rating and 21 penalty minutes. 

Brown was selected by the Coyotes in the second round, 36th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Bourque was selected by the Rangers in the third round, 80th overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and he made his NHL debut with the Blueshirts on Apr. 9, 2015.