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With Jonas Johansson (undisclosed) out day-to-day, Halverson was recalled from Syracuse (AHL) on Wednesday and was expected to serve as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup in Tampa Bay's final game of the season, but he will instead get the surprise start. The 30-year-old Halverson has a 2.39 GAA and .906 SV% in 42 games this season with the Syracuse Crunch (24-11-6). Halverson has just one other NHL start to his name, which came with the Lightning last season.

Ellis stopped all 37 shots that he faced in the Sabres' 5-0 win over the Blue Jackets last Thursday. With Alex Lyon injured, Ellis has made two starts in April, stopping 57 of the 60 shots (.950 SV%) that he's faced. Tonight he draws a tough matchup with the Stars in town. Even though they're locked into their playoff position, Glen Gulutzan said they plan to play close to a full lineup on Wednesday.

Dexheimer completed his senior season at Wisconsin (NCAA) last week after a loss in the National Championship and has signed a one-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday with the Minnesota Wild. The 23-year-old undrafted defensemen was the captain of Wisconsin this season and had seven goals and 28 points in 39 games played in 2025-26.

Ahead of Game 82 of the regular season, Anaheim has called up Tristan Luneau from San Diego (AHL). The 22-year-old defensemen has yet to appear in a game with the Ducks this season but had previously appeared in 13 games across his two year career.

Geekie appeared in three of Tampa Bay's previous four games but is the odd-man out of the roster after he was reassigned to Syracuse (AHL) on Wednesday. The 21-year-old forward closes out his sophomore campaign in Tampa Bay with a goal, three points and eight PIMs in 14 games played.

Knight had another poor performance in his previous outing, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The 24-year-old goalie is amid his worst stretch of the season, losing eight straight (0-6-2) while posting an ugly 4.06 GAA and .868 SV%. He hopes to rebound in Chicago's final game of the season, entering the action as +106 home underdogs against a San Jose Sharks team coming off a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Koromyslov was St. Louis' 2020 4th round pick (120th overall) and has signed a two-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Russian defensemen just completed his fourth season in KHL and second with Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL), where he had a goal and 17 points in 61 games played.

Fresh off of winning an NCAA National Title, Rieger Lorenz has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Minnesota on Wednesday. The 22-year-old winger was Minnesota's 2022 2nd round pick (56th overall) and completed a successful senior season at the University of Denver (NCAA) with 17 goals and 35 points in 43 games played.

Klingberg is currently one game away from playing in career game #700 and will dress on Thursday as San Jose takes on Winnipeg to reach the milestone. The 33-year-old will remain a healthy scratch for a second straight game on Wednesday but will step back into the Sharks' lineup on Thursday. He signed a one-year contract in the offseason and has performed well, picking up 10 goals, 24 points and 79 SOG in 55 games played.

Tampa Bay announced Wednesday that they plan to sit some starters for their season finale vs. New York and has recalled Jakob Pelletier from Syracuse (AHL) in a corresponding move. The 25-year-old is expected to draw into Tampa Bay's lineup and will hope to pick up his first point of the season in his fifth appearance for the Lightning.

With Tampa Bay expecting to rest a majority of their players for the Lightning's finale on Wednesday, Mitchell Chaffee has been recalled from Syracuse (AHL) and is expected to play vs. New York. The 28-year-old appeared in 10 games earlier in the season with Tampa but failed to pick up a point while averaging 9:11 TOI.

Lindgren has appeared in 75 games for Seattle this season but will be the odd man out of the lineup as they head to Vegas on Wednesday. The 28-year-old has had an underwhelming first season in Seattle, with just two goals and nine points to go alongside 60 PIMs in 75 games played.

Foudy only played one game with New York at the NHL level this season and will return to Bridgeport (AHL) to accompany the team for their playoff run. The 26-year-old forward has 46 points (25G / 21A) this season in 58 games with Bridgeport.

George only played four games with New York at the NHL level this season and will return to Bridgeport (AHL) to accompany the team for their playoff run. In 45 games with Bridgeport this season, George scored 17 points (2G / 15A).

Eklund recently made his NHL debut, scoring one assist in one game with New York, but will return to Bridgeport (AHL) to help the team with their playoff run. Eklund was the Hurricanes' 2025 1st round pick (16th overall) and he's excelled since making his trip across the pond to join Bridgeport last month, with two goals and nine points in his first 7 games played.

Wright has not played in over two weeks due to an upper-body injury, but will suit up for the team's final game of the season. The 22-year-old Wright has 26 points (11G / 15A) in 72 games this season.

Meyers has not played in over a week but will draw into Seattle's lineup for the season finale. The 27-year-old forward is averaging 11:53 time-on-ice and has 15 points (7G / 8A) in 50 games this season.

Jaden Schwartz will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday, allowing Nyman to re-enter the lineup. The 21-year-old Nyman has not played a game for Seattle in nearly four weeks. He has six points (2G / 4A) in 26 games this season.