It’s another busy Saturday around the NHL with 18 teams slated to be in action. As a result, there should be plenty of roster moves throughout the day. We’ll keep tabs on those here.
- The Blue Jackets have flipped backup goalies, announcing that they have recalled Joonas Korpisalo from Cleveland of the AHL while re-assigning Jeff Zatkoff. The move comes as little surprise as Korpisalo had been sent down earlier this week to get into a game at the minor league level. Meanwhile, Zatkoff has played just four times this season, all with Cleveland after being acquired for future considerations last month.
- The Rangers have recalled goaltender Alexandar Georgiev from AHL Hartford, per the AHL’s Transactions Page. This comes on the heels of goaltender Ondrej Pavelec leaving Friday’s game with a knee injury. Georgiev is in his first year in North America and has posted a 2.97 GAA with a .908 SV% in 31 minor league appearances so far this season.
- Edmonton is perhaps looking to shake things up on the blue line, as they have recalled Keegan Lowe from the AHL’s Bakersfield Condors. The 24-year-old AHL veteran has just two NHL games to his credit, back in 2014-15 with the Carolina Hurricanes, but is currently enjoying the best offensive season of his minor league career. The Oilers already have eight defenseman on the roster right now, making Lowe’s call-up not a necessity, but instead a possible experiment to see how he plays at the next level.