Teams will be making roster moves as the season approaches as well as preparing their roster for the final preseason games.
- The Washington Capitals announce they have recalled forward Shane Gersich from the Hershey Bears of the AHL. The team assigned the 23-year-old winger to Hershey Saturday, but decided they wanted him back for their final preseason game today. He is expected to replace Lars Eller in the lineup against Carolina today, who is still dealing with an upper-body injury. Gersich scored eight goals in 66 games with Hershey last season after three years at the University of North Dakota.
- After recalling a group of Rockford Ice Hogs to help play in Saturday’s final preseason game against the Bruins (an 8-2 loss), the Chicago Blackhawks announced they will send those players back. The team has assigned forwards Dylan Sikura, Matthew Highmore, Brandon Hagel, Philipp Kurashev, Mikhael Hakkarainen, Alexandre Fortin, Reese Johnson, MacKenzie Entwistle, Jacob Nilsson, Tim Soderlund, defensemen Chad Krys, Nicholas Beaudin, Lucas Carlsson, Philip Holm, Adam Boqvist, Joni Tuulola and goaltender Kevin Lankinen.