It’s Saturday which means it’s a busy slate on the schedule today with 20 teams in action which means there should be plenty of roster movement throughout the day. We’ll keep track of those moves here.
Atlantic Division
- The Senators announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled defenseman Dillon Heatherington from AHL Belleville. The 26-year-old played in three games with Ottawa last month, averaging more than 17 minutes a night in his first NHL action in more than two years. He’ll give the Sens some extra depth on their back end as they’re now carrying eight blueliners on their active roster.
- The Bruins have recalled center Oskar Steen and defenseman Jack Ahcan, per the AHL’s transactions log. Steen has two assists in as many games with Boston this season and has been quite productive with Providence, notching 13 points in 12 contests. Ahcan, meanwhile, made his NHL debut last season in his first professional campaign and is off to a strong start in the minors with 10 points in 17 AHL contests.
- After claiming Kale Clague and activating Mike Hoffman, the Montreal Canadiens needed to create some space. The team has announced that Laurent Dauphin and Corey Schueneman have been reassigned to the AHL’s Laval Rocket as the corresponding moves.
- The Florida Panthers have sent Aleksi Heponiemi and Matt Kiersted back to the minor leagues after this afternoon’s game, a shootout win against the St. Louis Blues. Neither one played, and the Panthers don’t hit the ice again until Tuesday.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have activated Ondrej Kase from injured reserve, moving Kyle Clifford to the Marlies to make room on the roster. Not only does that open a roster spot, but Clifford’s $1MM cap hit comes off the books.
Metropolitan Division
- The Devils have returned defenseman Colton White back to Utica, per the AHL’s transactions log. The 24-year-old was recalled nearly a month ago from the Comets but has only played sparingly since then, suiting up just four times over that stretch. He has logged just over 13 minutes a game in six NHL contests this season (including an earlier stint with the big club) but will have an opportunity for a bigger role back in the minors.
- The Rangers have recalled goaltender Adam Huska along with center Morgan Barron, per the AHL’s transactions log. Huska is needed with Igor Shesterkin leaving Friday’s game early due to an injury and will serve as Alexandar Georgiev’s backup in the interim with Shesterkin now on IR. As for Barron, the 23-year-old has played in two games for New York this season but has spent most of the year with AHL Hartford, notching six goals and three assists in 15 games.
Central Division
- The Blackhawks have recalled defenseman Ian Mitchell from AHL Rockford, reports Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago (Twitter link). After playing in 39 NHL games last season, the 22-year-old has spent most of this season with the IceHogs, notching seven points in 15 games. He played in three games with Chicago earlier in the year but averaged less than nine minutes a game.
Pacific Division
This post will be updated throughout the day.