With Zach Benson (lower body) ready to return from a five-game absence, Kulich has been sent down to the Rochester Americans (AHL). The 20-year-old Kulich scored one point (1G / 0A) in eight games with the Sabres this season.
With Macklin Celebrini and Ty Dellandrea both returning from injuries, the Sharks have assigned Ethan Cardwell and Danil Gushchin to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL). The 22-year-old Cardwell went scoreless in three games with the Sharks and with return to the Barracuda, where he has one goal and four assists through six AHL games.
With Macklin Celebrini and Ty Dellandrea both returning from injuries, the Sharks have assigned Ethan Cardwell and Danil Gushchin to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL). The 22-year-old Gushchin had one point (0G / 1A) while averaging 12:07 time-on-ice with the Sharks this season.
Caggiula was recalled last week from Bakersfield (AHL) and played two of three games for Edmonton, averaging 7:36 time-on-ice and recording one point (0G / 1A). He has been loaned back to Bakersfield where he has five points (2G / 3A) in five games this season.
Raty has played three games with Vancouver this season, scoring one point (0G / 1A), but has spent most of the 2024-25 campaign in Abbotsford (AHL), tallying seven points (3G / 4A) in eight games. The 21-year-old Raty was the 52nd overall pick of the New York Islanders in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Bains has been serviceable in Vancouver this season, scoring one goal in seven games, but continues to be a part of paper transactions sending him back to Abbotsford (AHL) due to salary cap implications. Last season with Abbotsford (AHL), Bains was an offensive stalwart, producing 55 points (16G / 39A) in 59 games, but the 23-year-old has played exclusively at the NHL level this season.
With Brayden Point potentially sidelined due to a lower-body injury, Tampa Bay has recalled Goncalves from the Syracuse Crunch (AHL). The 23-year-old Goncalves made his NHL debut last season, playing two games with Tampa Bay, but spent most of the campaign in the AHL, scoring 58 points (13G / 45A) in 69 games with Syracuse.
Winterton was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old had a nine-game stint with Seattle last season, scoring zero points. He has five points (3G / 2A) in seven games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) this season.
George was the fourth-round pick, 98th overall, of the Islanders in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 20-year-old defenseman has two points (1G / 1A) in four games with the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) this season, his first professional campaign.
Bolduc made his season debut on Sunday in a 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers, playing 5:56 time-on-ice and recording a -1 plus/minus. His reassignment to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) likely indicates that Alexander Romanov (upper body) could return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Dallas recalled Capobianco ahead of their two-game stint in Finland as part of the NHL Global Series, but he did not draw into the lineup and has been sent back down to the Texas Stars (AHL). The 27-year-old Capobianco has 73 games of NHL experience but has primarily been an AHL player. Last season with the Manitoba Moose (AHL), Capobianco had 54 points (12G / 42A) in 69 games.
Prishchepov played his first NHL game on Saturday, recording two shots and three hits in 13:30 time-on-ice. The 20-year-old was a seventh-round pick of the Avalanche in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.
In his first season with the Avalanche, Kovalenko has shown glimpses of the talent that made him an offensive standout with Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo (KHL), but limited deployment has likely stunted the opportunity for true success. In 12 games, Kovalenko is averaging 13:41 time-on-ice and has four points (1G / 3A).
Ivan has been a regular in the lineup for Colorado this season, playing all 12 games and tallying four points (2G / 2A), while averaging 11:11 time-on-ice. Recently, Ivan found himself on Colorado's top powerplay unit due to the team's abundance of injuries.
