The Wild announced that they’ve recalled center Devin Shore from AHL Iowa. It’s the seventh recall of the season for the 30-year-old who actually spent the bulk of the regular season with Minnesota. Shore got into 55 NHL games this season, his highest total since the 2018-19 campaign. However, production was hard to come by as he was limited to just one goal and four assists in those outings while logging just 8:39 per contest of ice time. Shore was more productive in the minors, picking up two goals and eight assists in 15 appearances with Iowa. With Iowa not making the AHL playoffs, more recalls will likely be coming in the next few days.
Elsewhere around the hockey world:
- Jets winger Gabriel Vilardi returned to practice in a non-contact jersey, relays TSN’s John Lu (Twitter link). The 25-year-old has missed the last four weeks with an upper-body injury, bringing a career year offensively to an early end. Vilardi had 61 points in 71 games this season but may still be a few days away from returning. That’s also the case for center Rasmus Kupari. Murat Ates of The Athletic notes (Twitter link) that he has been cleared to return from his concussion but will need a few practices with contact before being an option to suit up. Meanwhile, Ates adds that defenseman Ville Heinola is also dealing with a nagging injury. That has been a familiar refrain for the blueliner who was limited to just 18 games this season due to injury trouble.
- The Flames announced that interim assistant coach Trent Cull is returning to AHL Calgary and will return to his duties as head coach of the Wranglers heading into the playoffs. Cull was moved behind the bench with the Flames following assistant coach Brad Larsen’s indefinite leave of absence due to family reasons. Joe Cirella had been serving as interim head coach of the Wranglers and will now resume his assistant coach duties while Martin Gelinas, who was named as an interim assistant with them following Cull’s promotion, will remain in that role for the playoffs.
- It would be a surprise to see defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler suit up for the Devils in their series against Carolina, relays team reporter Amanda Stein (Twitter link). The 27-year-old has missed the last two-and-a-half months with a lower-body injury and had initially been ruled out for the rest of the regular season. Clearly, Siegenthaler, who logged nearly 20 minutes a night before being injured, will need more time to recover. Meanwhile, Stein relays in a separate tweet that defenseman Brenden Dillon was eager to return to play today after exiting in the second period but was held back by team doctors. Nonetheless, that’s an encouraging sign for his availability heading into Tuesday’s second game. However, there was no update on center Cody Glass who exited the game after taking a slash from teammate Jacob Markstrom.