Kylington suited up in the season opener but played just 3:27 TOI. Tonight he'll skate with Chris Tanev, which puts him in line for a much larger role. Kylington has picked up 16 points (5G / 11A) in 96 career NHL games.
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Kylington suited up as a seventh defensseman in the Flames season opener but will sit on Monday with Blake Coleman set to make his Flames debut. Kylington played just 3:27 TOI on Saturday, so this move doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Kylington is expected to replace Nikita Nesterov in the lineup on Monday. The 23-year-old has scored five goals with 10 assists (15 points) in 87 career NHL games. Look for Kylington to skate with Juuso Valimaki.
With Mark Giordano out for at least one week, Kylington will be back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch Tuesday vs. the Sharks. Kylington has one goal and three assists (four points) in 40 games this season.
Kylington has played in nine straight games but will be a healthy scratch on Saturday. With Kylington out, Michael Stone will draw back into the lineup.
Kylington has scored three goals in three games since being sent back to Stockton. With T.J. Brodie out indefinitely, Kylington returns to the NHL, where he has one assist in 14 games this season.
The Flames want Kylington to start killing penalties, so he will head to Stockton to work on that part of his game. Michael Stone will draw into the lineup to replace Kylington on Thursday.
Kylington was sent down on Sunday, simply because the Flames needed a forward with Sam Bennett and Andrew Mangiapane out. With Mangiapane back tonight, Alan Quine heads back to the AHL and Kylington returns to the Flames, where he will likely serve as a healthy scratch.
Kylington has failed to record a point while averaging 11:59 TOI/gm through three games this season. Michael Stone is expected to replace Kylington on the third-pair on Thursday.
Kylington will not play for the second time in three games because of a lingering undisclosed injury. Kylington is day-to-day.
Kylington suffered an injury while blocking a shot on Wednesday and will not be available for Friday’s game. Dalton Prout will replace Kylington on the third pairing.
Kylington played just 6:28 TOI on Monday and will come out of the lineup on Wednesday, being replaced by Dalton Prout vs. the Avalanche.
Kylington was a second-round pick (No.60 overall) in 2015 but has only appeared in one career NHL game while playing 187 AHL games since 2015. Kylington leads all Stockton defensemen in points (14), ranking tied for ninth among AHL defenders. He will replace Michael Stone on the roster and could make his season debut on Friday.