Before you know it, the NHL regular season is going to be over. The Vegas Golden Knights have already played 68 of 82, and several others will join them at that number this evening. One of those is the Washington Capitals, who will take on the Carolina Hurricanes in a potential playoff preview. If the playoffs started today it would be the Florida Panthers facing that second wild card spot, but things are awfully tight at the top of the Eastern Conference standings, meaning games like tonight’s could have serious implications on seeding. As they and others prepare, we’ll keep track of all the minor league shuffling.
Atlantic Division
- The Detroit Red Wings have sent Chase Pearson back to the AHL, even though he wasn’t actually a part of that 11-2 debacle last night. Pearson played his only NHL game a few days ago, seeing just under eight minutes of ice time against the New York Islanders. The 24-year-old will now return to the AHL, where he has seven goals and 17 points in 47 games.
- The Toronto Maple Leafs have recalled Kyle Clifford and Carl Dahlstrom from Toronto of the AHL on an emergency basis. Clifford has played in 13 games with the Maple Leafs (plus two more with St. Louis) so far this season while Dahlstrom made his Toronto debut back in January. There’s no word on which players were injured to trigger the emergency recall.
Metropolitan Division
- With several days off, the New Jersey Devils have sent Kevin Bahl and A.J. Greer back to the AHL for the time being. The team doesn’t play again until Thursday in Boston, before returning for another four-game homestand to begin April.
Central Division
- The Arizona Coyotes have once again recalled Jan Jenik from the minor leagues, after sending him down a few days ago. The 21-year-old forward has played three games for the Coyotes this season but is still looking for his first point of the year. In 46 games with the Tucson Roadrunners, he has 39 points.
Pacific Division
- The Vegas Golden Knights have recalled Pavel Dorofeyev once again, adding the young forward ahead of their game Wednesday. In an interesting quirk of the schedule, the Golden Knights will actually play two consecutive games in Seattle this week, before continuing their road trip to Vancouver. Dorofeyev gives them another healthy forward to put in the lineup, should they need it.
- The Anaheim Ducks have sent Lukas Dostal back to the AHL, this time after making a start on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. The young netminder is now 1-2 in his four NHL appearances, though does still hold a .907 save percentage.
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