Giroux picked up an assist on 13:57 TOI with two PIMs in his first NHL game Thursday vs. Nashville but has been reassigned to Iowa (AHL) on Friday. The 23-year-old returns to Iowa, where he had three goals, 18 assists, 28 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 65 games this season.

Giroux had three goals, 18 assists, 28 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 65 games with the Iowa Wild (AHL) and will make his NHL debut Thursday vs. Nashville. The 23-year-old was the Wilds' 2018 fifth-round pick (155th overall).

Giroux was a fifth-round pick in 2018 and finished the 2020 first on Saginaw (OHL) in goals (44) and third in points (75). The 20-year-old centre will likely report to Iowa (AHL) next season.