AHL

After a quiet Monday in the NHL, things are back up and running with a 13-game slate this evening. That includes the game that most eyes will be watching, when the Vegas Golden Knights fight for their season when they take on the Dallas Stars. Vegas can’t lose this game if they have any hope of making the playoffs, though it still would only give them a glimmer of hope. Other matchups, like the St. Louis Blues taking on the Colorado Avalanche or Carolina Hurricanes taking on the New York Rangers, should give fans a nice preview of playoff hockey as good teams try to tune up before the postseason.

As those teams and others prepare for action, we’ll keep track of all the minor league shuffling.

Atlantic Division

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent Carl Dahlstrom back to the AHL, recalling Nick Robertson in his place under emergency conditions. With Michael Bunting out with an injury, Robertson could get a look in the top six for the Maple Leafs as the playoffs approach.
• The Detroit Red Wings have recalled Riley Barber and Kyle Criscuolo under emergency conditions, giving them another pair of bodies for tonight’s game against Toronto. The Red Wings are well out of the playoff chase, but still have some time to give the fans a bit of excitement for next season.
• As expected, the Ottawa Senators have recalled Scott Sabourin and Mark Kastelic once again. The team is not expecting to see Colin White or Connor Brown over the last few games, meaning they needed their depth players back from Belleville.

Metropolitan Division

• The New York Islanders recalled defenseman Robin Salo today under emergency conditions. The 23-year-old defenseman has four points in 18 games with the Islanders this year, and with no extra healthy defenseman on the Islanders roster, he’ll draw in for the team tonight with an unknown injury occurring.

Central Division

• The Arizona Coyotes have recalled prospect Victor Soderstrom once again, as he continues to look for his first point at the NHL level this season. The 21-year-old defenseman has played in 13 games so far, 17 for his whole career.
• The Nashville Predators have recalled Mathieu Olivier from the AHL, giving them an extra player for tonight’s matchup against the Calgary Flames. The 25-year-old Olivier has played in just eight games for Nashville this season and is still looking for his first goal. Overall, he has seven points in 46 games and represents more of a physical presence than an offensive one.

Pacific Division

• The San Jose Sharks have recalled Lane Pederson, with the Barracuda eliminated from postseason contention. Pederson, 24, has split time between the two levels this season, playing 28 games for the Sharks and 22 for the Barracuda. The results have been very different, with just two assists during his time in the NHL.
• The Calgary Flames have announced that goaltender Dustin Wolf, who was with the team on an emergency recall, has been re-assigned to the AHL’s Stockton Heat. Wolf, 21, has been brilliant this season for Stockton, with a .924 save percentage in 46 starts. He’s widely considered to be the Flames’ best goalie prospect and among the best netminder prospects in hockey.

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Just one week remains on the NHL schedule but today is largely quiet around the league. Only the Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks will do battle, in a game that doesn’t have any playoff implications. It could however affect the draft lottery odds, as Philadelphia could actually climb past the New Jersey Devils with a win, and pull even with the Blackhawks. As they prepare for tonight and other teams prepare for the last few games of the regular season, we’ll keep track of all the minor league shuffling.

Atlantic Division

• The Ottawa Senators continue their near-daily goaltending rotation, sending Kevin Mandolese back to the AHL and recalling Filip Gustavsson. The Belleville Senators clinched their playoff spot with a strong performance from Gustavsson yesterday, when he stopped 32 of 35 shots to take down the Toronto Marlies.

Metropolitan Division

Central Division

• Dakota Joshua has been returned to the minor leagues by the St. Louis Blues, as the Springfield Thunderbirds get ready for a Calder Cup run. The AHL club sits at 41-24-9 this season and Joshua has been a big part of the forward depth, scoring 17 points in 33 games.
• The Minnesota Wild have sent Joseph Cramarossa back to the minor leagues with Marcus Foligno expected to return to the lineup tomorrow night. Cramarossa, 29, recorded an assist in his season debut, after spending most of the year with the Iowa Wild.

Pacific Division

• The Anaheim Ducks have recalled Hunter Drew, Buddy Robinson, and Trevor Carrick from the AHL, though they obviously won’t be up for long. The San Diego Gulls have made the playoffs, and will likely receive these players back after they provide a little depth for Anaheim during their final two games, both on the road this week.

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Even on a Sunday afternoon, it is busy in the NHL these days, as four games will be held before this evening rolls around. Then there are seven more on tap for tonight, making it quite an eventful day. Those matches include a fierce battle between the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators and an all-Florida slugfest between the Panthers and Lightning. As all of those teams and others prepare for action, we’ll keep track of all the minor league shuffling.

Atlantic Division

• The Ottawa Senators have re-assigned Filip Gustavsson, Mark Kastelic, and Scott Sabourin to the AHL, giving them back to the Belleville Senators who are jockeying for playoff position. In return, they’ve recalled Kevin Mandolese. The 21-year-old netminder has split the season between the ECHL and AHL, posting a .901 save percentage in 17 appearances at the higher level.
• The Montreal Canadiens have recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau on an emergency recall. Primeau, 22, has been forced into action for Montreal on many occasions this season thanks to the record-setting number of injuries the team has faced. He has struggled at the NHL level this year, with an .868 save percentage in 12 appearances, although he has been better with the AHL’s Laval Rocket, where he has a .910 in 32 games there.

Metropolitan Division

Central Division

• The Colorado Eagles of the AHL have announced that goaltender Justus Annunen has been re-assigned to their team from the Colorado Avalanche, in advance of the Eagles’ Calder Cup Playoff run. Annunen, 22, was the 64th overall pick in the 2018 draft and has appeared in 48 games for the Eagles this year. He has an .893 save percentage in those 48 games, and he has also appeared in 97 minutes of NHL action this year, and he has a .863 in that small sample size for the Avalanche.

Pacific Division

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There are just four games on the schedule for this evening but all eyes will likely be on the matchup in Edmonton. The Oilers will welcome the Colorado Avalanche in a battle between two of the most impressive offensive units in the NHL, and two of the playoff teams in the Western Conference. The Avalanche have actually lost two straight, which still leaves them at 8-2 in their last ten, while the Oilers are now 8-1-1 as they try to establish themselves as a true Stanley Cup contender. As they and others prepare for action, we’ll keep track of all the minor league shuffling.

Atlantic Division

• The Detroit Red Wings have assigned Chase Pearson to the AHL once again, his fourth transaction in just the last week. The 24-year-old forward has played in three games at the NHL level this season and is still looking for his first point.
• Rafael Harvey-Pinard has been returned to the AHL by the Montreal Canadiens, after playing just over 11 minutes in the game last night. The 23-year-old forward has now seen action in four NHL games and has one goal to his name.
• The Boston Bruins have returned forward Jack Studnicka to the AHL’s Providence Bruins. Studnicka, 23, has been one of the team’s top prospects in recent seasons and has gotten into 14 games for the big club so far in 2021-22. He has three points in those 14 games this year and has 33 points in 37 games this season in Providence.

Metropolitan Division

• The Philadelphia Flyers have sent goaltender Felix Sandstrom down to the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Sandstrom, 25, was a third-round pick in 2015 and has gotten into 42 games for the Phantoms this season, where he has posted a .901 save percentage. Sandstrom has also gotten into 3 games for the Flyers this season and has a .915 at the NHL level.
• The New Jersey Devils have announced that they have recalled forward Nolan Foote from the AHL’s Utica Comets. Foote, 21, was a 2019 first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he arrived in New Jersey as part of the Blake Coleman trade in 2020. Foote has been good in the AHL this year, with 14 goals and 32 points in 55 games, but has been held off the scoresheet in his two NHL games this season.

Central Division

• Dylan Samberg isn’t going anywhere as the Winnipeg Jets have converted his emergency recall into a regular one. Samberg has now played in 11 games this season–his first at the NHL level–and already has four points. The 23-year-old defenseman was a second-round pick in 2017 and appears to be a likely part of the team’s blueline moving forward.
• Mitchell Chaffee has been returned to the AHL by the Minnesota Wild, after making his NHL debut a few days ago. The 24-year-old forward was filling in while Marcus Foligno dealt with a positive COVID-19 test, but it appears as though he’ll now head back to the AHL.
• The Arizona Coyotes have recalled Bokondji Imama from the AHL, meaning he could make his NHL debut down the stretch. The 25-year-old forward has 12 points and 178 penalty minutes for the Tucson Roadrunners this season.

Pacific Division

• The Vegas Golden Knights have assigned forward Jake Leschyshyn to the Henderson Silver Knights. Leschyshyn, 23, was the 62nd overall pick in the 2017 draft and has played in a hefty chunk of games for Vegas this season. He has six points in 41 games at the NHL level this year and 26 points in 32 games for the Silver Knights.

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