Adam Clendening News

Clendening has not appeared in an NHL game this season but has 90 career games under his belt. Clendening has enjoyed a strong AHL campaign to-date, scoring five goals with 13 assists (18 points) in 26 games.

Clendening did not appear in a game during his time with the Blue Jackets and returns to the AHL to open up a roster spot to activate Ryan Murray. Clendening has seven points (2G / 5A) in 11 AHL games.

Clendening, who has always posted solid numbers in the AHL, has seven points (2G / 5A) in 11 games with Cleveland this season. Clendening was summoned from the AHL to serve as a reserve defenseman for a three-game while Markus Nutivaara sits at home with an upper-body injury.

Clendening spent the majority of the year in the AHL, where he led all Cleveland defensemen and was third on the team in points with 37 (4G / 33A) in 45 games. The 26-year-ol has 24 points (4G / 20A) in 90 career NHL games with seven different organizations (CHI, VAN, PIT, EDM, NYR, ARI and CBJ).

The Blue Jackets went with 11 forwards and seven defensemen in Game 5 but it looks like they will go back to the traditional 12F, 6D, with Alexandre Texier will replace Adam Clendening in Game 6.

Clendening has four goals and 31 assists (35 points) in 42 games with Cleveland this season. His return to the AHL suggests that Adam McQuaid will be back on Saturday.

Clendening has not registered a point in four games with the Blue Jackets this season but leads all defensemen in Cleveland with 28 points (3G / 25A) in 33 games. Clendening could draw onto the Columbus blue line in game-2 of a back-to-back on Tuesday.

Clendening has only played in four games with Columbus this season and was placed on waivers on Tuesday. Clendening heads to the AHL, where he had 35 points (5G / 30A) in 59 games a season ago.

Clendening was originally drafted by the Blackhawks in 2011 and played with the until the start of the 2014-15 season. The 25-year-old has two points in five games with the Coyotes this season and has picked up five points (1G / 4A) in 21 AHL contests.

Clendening was a healthy scratch for the last four games, but he will replace Dan Girardi (ankle) in the lineup tonight vs. the Predators. Clendening has one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 18 games this season.

Clendening has one goal and seven assists (eight points) in 18 games with the Rangers this season, but will be scratched tonight with Marc Staal (concussion) ready to return to the lineup tonight.

Clendening has been a healthy scratch for 11 straight games, but tonight he will replace Kevin Klein in the lineup on Thursday. Clendening will play with Brady Skjei at even strength and on the second power-play unit.

Clendening has one assist while averaging 16:48 TOI in the firs five games of the season, but he played a season-low 11:55 last night and will come out of the lineup with Dan Girardi (groin) returning tonight.

Clendening, 23, split his time between the Penguins and Oilers organizations last year. He had one goal and six assists in 29 NHL games and three assists in six games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). He was signed to add some organizational depth to the Rangers blueline. He’ll be given a chance to crack the opening night roster in training camp, but will likely start in the AHL.

Clendening has been a healthy scratch in the last four games and with Kris Letang back in the lineup, he won’t see time any time soon. He heads to WBS to get some reps in. He has just one assist in nine games with the Penguins this season.