Stefan Noesen News

After being claimed off of waivers on Wednesday, Noesen will make his Devils debut tonight. He had 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 AHL games this season and two goals in 12 games with the Ducks. The 23-year-old will skate on a line with Jacob Josefson and Pavel Zacha this evening.

Noesen, 23, was a first round pick in 2011 (21st overall) and has only appeared in 14 NHL games since. Noesen posted two goals in 12 games with the Ducks prior to being waived. The Texas native had 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 games with San Diego (AHL) before he was called up.

Ryan Getzlaf continues to battle injury, so if he can’t play on Thursday, Noesen might draw in for the eighth time this season. The 23-year-old has collected one goal with Anaheim and 15 points (6G / 9A) in 22 games during his time in San Diego.

Noesen, 23, has picked up three goals and eight assists (11 points) in 18 games with San Diego this season. The former first round pick (21st overall in 2011) has battled injuries throughout his journey to the NHL, which have limited him to just two games with the Ducks.

Noesen, 22, was held off of the scoresheet in his NHL debut on April 3rd. In 27 games with Norfolk he had seven goals and nine assists (16 points).

Noesen, 22, has 13 points (5G / 8A) in 23 games with Norfolk this season. Noesen is a former first-round pick of the Senators but has had his career slowed down by two major injuries the last two seasons.

Masalskis stopped 38 of 39 shots in the disappointing 1-0 loss to Switzerland in the tournament opener. In his second start he allowed four goals on 39 shots in a 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic. He should be prepared to face a ton of rubber again this afternoon as he looks to propel Latvia into the quarterfinals.

Masalskis was excellent in Wednesday's tournament opener. He almost single handedly defeated the Swiss by stopping 38 shots, however with just eight seconds remaining, a fluky bounce off his own defenseman snuck by him. Latvia was unable to beat Jonas Hiller at the other end and suffered the 1-0 loss. The performance has kept the 33-year-old ahead of highly-rated youngster Kristers Gudlevskis from Syracuse Crunch. Latvia will look to upset the Czechs today, they lost 4-2 to Sweden in their opener.

Masalskis, 33, is in his third season Khanty-Mansiysk Yugra of the KHL. He has posted a 17-11-3 record with a 2.94 GAA and .910 SV% in 32 starts this season. He is an under-sized netminder at 5-foot-8 but will get the start over Tampa Bay prospect Kristers Gudlevskis, who is 6-foot-3 in Latvia's tournament opener.

Noesen was the 21st overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft. He had 82 points in 63 games in 2011-12 as a member of the Plymouth Whalers. This past season was not quite as successful, but he was still a point per game player with 53 points in 51 games.

Noesen currently has 13 goals and 34 points while playing with the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL. Expect him to make a push for a roster spot next summer.