Vanecek has not played since suffering an upper-body injury on December 14th and will spend some time in the AHL on a conditioning stint with the San Jose Barracuda. Before his injury, the 29-year-old Czech netminder was sporting a 3.84 GAA and .885 SV% in 14 appearances (3-8-1).
Sabourin has been limited to only four NHL games in the last four seasons. The 32-year-old Sabourin has primarily been an AHL player in his career, including scoring 13 points (5G / 8A) in 35 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) this season.
Jones has split time between Minnesota and Iowa (AHL) this season. He has been productive at the AHL level, scoring 14 points (5G / 9A) in 20 games but hasn't seen that success translate to the NHL, scoring zero points through 26 games this season.
Struble has spent most of the previous two seasons in the NHL with Montreal but has not been able to remains a permanent fixture. The 23-year-old defenseman has five points (2G / 3A) in 26 games with the Canadiens this season.
Kozak made his NHL debut this season, scoring one goal in nine games, and has been recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL). The 22-year-old Kozak has 12 points (6G / 6A) in 24 games with Rochester this season.
Aube-Kubel has been in and out of the lineup for the Sabres this season, scoring two points (1G / 1A) in 19 contests. The 28-year-old forward has 80 points (32G / 48A) in 301 career NHL games.
Lavoie was the 38th overall pick of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut last season, playing seven games with the Oilers. The 24-year-old forward has 16 points (9G / 7A) in 29 games with the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) this season.
Raty was a second-round pick, 52nd overall of the New York Islanders in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 22-year-old forward has split time between the AHL and NHL this season, including scoring four points (2G / 2A) in 20 games with Vancouver.
Barrie had not played since mid-November and was assigned to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) for a conditioning loan, where he scored three points (1G / 2A) in two games. The 33-year-old Barrie is averaging 15:20 time-on-ice and has two points (1G / 1A) in two games with the Flames this season. This recent two-game stint was his first AHL game since the 2013-14 season when he had three points (0G / 3A) in six games with the Lake Erie Monsters.
Klapka spent six games with the Flames earlier this season but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL. The undrafted 24-year-old Czech forward has 25 points (13G / 12A) in 29 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL) this season.
Gravel has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL but played three games with the Predators earlier this season, recording one point (0G / 1A). He has 12 points (3G / 9A) in 35 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
Bellows was the 19th overall pick of the New York Islanders in the 2016 NHL Draft. He has not played an NHL game since the 2022-23 season and has 22 points (12G / 10A) in 31 games with the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) this season.
Goncalves returns to the Lightning after a successful stint in Syracuse, racking up four goals and ten assists in 11 games. He has just one goal and one assist in 26 NHL games this season.
Carlile has just two career NHL games under his belt, but did score a goal against the Kraken on December 14th in his only appearance of the season. He has three goals and four assists in 36 AHL games this season.
With Evgeni Malkin (lower body) being placed Injured Reserve, Puljujarvi has been recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). The 26-year-old Puljujarvi is averaging 11:35 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) in 25 games with Pittsburgh this season.
Stastney was a fifth-round pick of the Predators in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 24-year-old defenseman played 20 games with the Predators last season, scoring four points (2G / 2A). He has split time between the NHL and AHL this season and has three points (1G / 2A) in 10 games with Milwaukee (AHL).
Kerins was extremely productive in a five-game stint with the Flames, his first taste of NHL action, scoring four points (0G / 4A). Kerins was a sixth-round pick, 174th overall, of the Flames in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He has 34 points (21G / 13A) in 34 games with the Calgary Wranglers (AHL).
Lambert was the 30th overall pick of the Jets in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old forward has only played five NHL games, four this season, but has spent most of the previous two seasons in the AHL. He has 16 points (3G / 13A) in 30 games with the Manitoba Moose (AHL) this season.
Halonen made his Devils' season debut last Saturday, his third career NHL games, but was quickly assigned back to the Utica Comets (AHL). Halonen has scored 15 goals with nine assists (24 points) in 34 AHL games this season.
With Marcus Hogberg (upper body) being placed on Injured Reserve, the New York has recalled Skarek from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL). The 25-year-old Skarek was the 72nd overall pick of the Islanders in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 25-year-old Czech goalie has a 3.22 GAA and .895 SV% in 20 appearances with Bridgeport this season (5-11-1).
