Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Charle-Edouard D’Astous left the game against Montreal after being hit by Josh Anderson and Jake Evans, with Anderson receiving a charging penalty. D’Astous, an undrafted free agent who has excelled this season with 29 points and 110 penalty minutes in 70 games, did not return to the game. In other NHL news, the Islanders recalled Semyon Varlamov from LTIR, the Avalanche brought up Isak Posch as an emergency goalie, and Maple Leafs prospect Hudson Malinoski transferred to the University of North Dakota for his final NCAA season.
