James has enjoyed an electric start in Syracuse (AHL) with five points in four games played and earned himself his first career promotion to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. The 23-year-old forward is a former sixth-round pick (173rd overall) and will be hopeful to make his NHL debut after spending the last four seasons at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA).
Casey has yet to play this season, sidelined due to a lower-body injury, and will make his 2025-26 debut in the AHL with the Utica Comets. The 21-year-old defenseman made his NHL debut last season and scored eight points (4G / 4A) in 14 games with the Devils.
Megna has played sparingly at the NHL level over the previous several seasons, but has 27 points (4G / 23A) in 193 career games. The 32-year-old defenseman spent most of the 2024-25 season in the AHL, tallying 16 points (2G / 14A) in 64 games with the Charlotte Checkers.
Adin Hill suffered a lower-body injury and could not finish the Golden Knights' most recent game. Akira Schmid should see the majority of the action while Hill is sidelined, but the Golden Knights have recalled Lindbom from the Henderson Silver Knights (AHL). The 22-year-old Lindbom played his first professional season in North American in 2024-25, posting a 2.65 GAA and .912 SV% in 36 games (18-15-2) with Henderson.
Callahan made his NHL debut last season, scoring one goal in 17 games with Boston. The 26-year-old defenseman has primarily been an AHL player, but could be due for a more prominent NHL role this season if the injury to Jordan Harris (undisclosed) proves to significant.
Cagnoni was recalled for precautionary reasons over the weekend but did not draw into the Sharks' lineup. The 20-year-old defenseman will report back to the AHL, where he has one point (1G / 0A) in two games with the San Jose Barracuda this season.
Martin made his NHL debut in Nashville's season-opener, playing consecutive games and recording one point (0G / 1A). The 18-year-old proceeded to be a healthy scratch in four straight before drawing back into the lineup for his third career game on Tuesday. He was the fifth-overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft and will report back to the Soo Saint Marie Greyhounds (OHL).
Mayo was recalled by the Blue Jackets for precautionary reasons over the weekend but did not draw into the lineup and will return to the Cleveland Monsters (AHL). The 29-year-old defenseman has two points (0G / 2A) in four games with Cleveland this season.
With the integration of Zayne Parekh as a regular on the Flames blueline, Miromanov surfaced on waivers yesterday and will report to the Calgary Wranglers (AHL). The 28-year-old Miromanov played a career-high 44 games with the Flames last season, recording nine points (2G / 7A), 55 blocks, and 19 hits.
Haight made his NHL debut at the beginning of October, playing two NHL games and averaging 9:22 time-on-ice, but has since been with the Iowa Wild (AHL). In a corresponding move, Minnesota Zach Bogosian has been placed on Injured Reserve.
Schuldt is an undrafted 30-year-old defenseman who spent most of his career playing in the AHL, limited to only nine NHL games. He scored 21 points (6G / 15A) in 64 games with the San Jose Baracuda (AHL) last season. The Canucks recalled Tom Willander from Abbotsford (AHL) in a corresponding move.
Willander was the 11th-overal pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft and made his professional debut at the beginning of October, playing four games with the Abbotsford Canucks (AHL). Vancouver assigned Jimmy Schuldt to Abbotsford (AHL) in a corresponding move.
Luukkonen missed the majority of training camp due to a lower-body injury and has missed the first two weeks of the season, but will get some action at the AHL level on a conditioning assignment with the Rochester Americans. Alex Lyon has occupied the Sabres crease during Luukkonen's absence and has played well, which could lead to a battle for playing time between the two netminders when Luukkonen returns.
Jones was recalled from the Rochester Americans (AHL) last week but did not draw into the Sabres' lineup. The 25-year-old defenseman posted career highs in games played (46), points (11), PIMs (24) and SOG (51) with the New York Rangers last season.
Khusnutdinov drew into Boston's lineup in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth and recorded one assist, but will be sent to the press box as a healthy scratch on Tuesday against the Florida Panthers. The 23-year-old is averaging 10:39 time-on-ice and has one point (0G / 1A) in five games this season.
Beck was recalled from Laval (AHL) last week and drew into two games for the Canadiens, but will return to the AHL. The 21-year-old forward was the 33rd-overall pick by Montreal in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. He spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in the AHL, tallying 44 points (15G / 29A) in 64 games with Laval.
Del Gaizo played a career-high 46 games with the Nashville Predators last season, scoring nine points (2G / 7A), but started his 2025-26 campaign in the AHL with Laval. The 26-year-old defenseman was a fourth-round pick in 2019 and has played 55 career games at the NHL level.
Roy has been used sparingly at the NHL level by the Canadiens the previous two season, scoring 11 points (6G / 5A) in 35 combined games, and could draw into the lineup for the first time in 2025-26 after being recalled from Laval (AHL) on Tuesday. The 22-year-old spent most of the 2024-25 season in the AHL, scoring 35 points (20G / 15A) in 47 games with Laval.
