Tomkins has played in 22 games for the Crunch this season
The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Matt Tomkins from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
Tomkins, 30, has played in 22 games for the Crunch this season, posting a 9-9-4 record with a .911 save percentage, 2.54 goals-against average and three shutouts. He has appeared in 87 career AHL contests with Syracuse and the Rockford IceHogs, logging a 35-41-10 record with a .902 save percentage, 2.87 goals-against average and four shutouts.
The Edmonton, Alberta, native has played in six career NHL games, all with Tampa Bay during the 2023-24 season, posting a 3-2-1 record with an .892 save percentage and a 3.33 goals-against average. Tomkins recorded his first career NHL win with a 23-save performance November 7, 2023, at Montreal.
Tomkins was originally drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the seventh round, 199th overall, of the 2012 NHL Draft. He was signed by the Lightning as a free agent on May 10, 2023.
Lightning reassign forward Jesse Ylonen to AHL Syracuse
Ylonen has 25 points in 47 games with the Crunch this season
The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned forward Jesse Ylonen to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.
Ylonen, 25, has appeared in 47 games with Syracuse this season, recording eight goals and 25 points with a plus-5 rating. The Espoo, Finland, native has skated in 167 career AHL contests with the Crunch and Laval Rocket, registering 42 goals and 110 points with 20 power-play tallies.
Ylonen made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens May 12, 2021 versus Edmonton and has played in 111 career NHL games, all with the Canadiens, logging 12 goals and 29 points. The 6-foot-2, 193-pound forward was originally drafted by Montreal in the second round, 35th overall, of the 2018 NHL Draft and was signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent on July 1, 2024.
