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The Coyotes recalled Barrett Hayton from Tucson (AHL).

The Coyotes lost four players to injury in their loss to the Panthers on Tuesday and one of them was Nick Schmaltz, who Hayton will replace. Hayton has had a slow start to the season in the AHL, picking up just one assist in four games.

Barrett Hayton
Schmaltz is day-to-day with an upper-body injury; not expected to play Thursday.

Schmaltz played through the injury in the Florida game but is not expected to play Thursday in Tampa according to head coach André Tourigny. The Coyotes are extremely banged up right now, so Barrett Hayton has been recalled from the AHL to take Schmaltz's places.

Nick Schmaltz
The Oilers have re-signed Kailer Yamamoto to a one-year contract.

Yamamoto had a terrific 27-game stretch in 2020 but failed to match that production in his first full season in 2021. Yamamoto scored just eight goals and 13 assists (21 points) in 52 games last year, playing almost exclusively with Leon Draisaitl. The lack of production led to Yamamoto getting a one-year bridge deal at $1.175M to prove he can bounce back before the Oilers commit to him with big dollars on a longer-term deal.

Kailer Yamamoto