Foote has 13 goals, six assists, 10 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 33 games with Utica (AHL) but has earned the call-up to New Jersey for the first time this season Tuesday. The 2019 1st-round pick (27th overall) has previously played in 13 NHL games across the past two seasons, with four goals, two assists and a +2 plus/minus rating.

Foote scored one goal with one assist in his first two NHL games but will be replaced by Pavel Zacha (knee) in the lineup on Thursday.

The Lightning selected Nolan Foote with the No.27 overall pick last Friday and didn’t waste any time signing him to an entry-level deal. Foote, who is the son of for Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote, joins his brother (Cal) in the Tampa Bay organization. The left-winger had 36 goals and 27 assists (63 points) in 66 games with the Kelowna Rockets (WHL) this season.