Yelesin has scored one goal with three assists (four points) in 33 AHL games this season. With Mark Giordano on IR and Travis Hamonic getting hurt in Vancouver on Saturday, Yelesin has been recalled and could make his NHL debut on Monday.

Yelesin, 23, was an undrafted free agent defenseman, who had four goals and six assists (10 points) in 55 games with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (KHL).