NHL notebook: All-Star Scott back in the big leagues
By The Sports Xchange
NHL All-Star John Scott is back in the big leagues after spending the second half of the season in the American Hockey League.
Scott practiced with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday and is active for Tuesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks.
Scott, 33, was voted Pacific Division captain by fans for the 2016 All-Star game, and then was traded to the Montreal Canadiens and re-assigned to the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL. In the end, the league determined Scott would still play in Nashville as voted. He claimed MVP honors, but then went back to the minors and played 27 games with St. John's.
Scott's turn with the Oilers could be for just one game. He said Oilers general manager Marc Bergevin approached him a week ago about a one-game run with Montreal.
---The New Jersey Devils activated left winger Patrik Elias, the club announced.
Elias has been sidelined since mid-December and he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Jan. 12 to repair cartilage damage.
Elias, who turns 40 on April 13, is the Devils' all-time leading scorer with 1,022 points. He has 407 career goals and 615 assists.
---Defenseman Brady Skjei was recalled by the New York Rangers from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.
Skjei, 22, played in four games with the Rangers earlier this season, registering four shots on goal and two penalty minutes.
He made his NHL debut on Dec. 15 vs. Edmonton. Skjei recorded two hits while skating in a team-high 22:17 of ice time on Feb. 23 at New Jersey. In his most recent game with the Blueshirts on Mar. 8 at Buffalo, Skjei recorded one shot on goal in 17:38 of ice time.
---The Boston Bruins recalled defenseman Colin Miller from Providence of the American Hockey League, the team announced. In a corresponding move, Boston reassigned forward Seth Griffith to Providence.
Miller, 23, has 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) in 39 games with Boston. He had 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in 19 games for Providence.
Griffith played in two games for Boston since his recall on March 30. He has seen action in 34 games for the Bruins over the past two seasons and has 11 points (six goals, five assists).
---The Nashville Predators returned defenseman Stefan Elliott to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.
The 25-year-old Elliott was an emergency call-up last week and saw action in two games but did not contribute any goals or assists.
In 19 games for the Arizona Coyotes earlier this season, Elliott produced two goals, four assists and four penalty minutes.
---The Minnesota Wild reassigned defenseman Mike Reilly to Iowa of the American Hockey League.
The 22-year-old Reilly has played in 29 games for the Wild this season as a rookie and has one goal, six assists and eight penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut on Jan. 9 in Dallas against the Stars.
In 40 games with Iowa this season, Reilly has five goals and 16 assists.
By The Sports Xchange
NHL All-Star John Scott is back in the big leagues after spending the second half of the season in the American Hockey League.
Scott practiced with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday and is active for Tuesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks.
Scott, 33, was voted Pacific Division captain by fans for the 2016 All-Star game, and then was traded to the Montreal Canadiens and re-assigned to the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL. In the end, the league determined Scott would still play in Nashville as voted. He claimed MVP honors, but then went back to the minors and played 27 games with St. John's.
Scott's turn with the Oilers could be for just one game. He said Oilers general manager Marc Bergevin approached him a week ago about a one-game run with Montreal.
---The New Jersey Devils activated left winger Patrik Elias, the club announced.
Elias has been sidelined since mid-December and he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee on Jan. 12 to repair cartilage damage.
Elias, who turns 40 on April 13, is the Devils' all-time leading scorer with 1,022 points. He has 407 career goals and 615 assists.
---Defenseman Brady Skjei was recalled by the New York Rangers from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League.
Skjei, 22, played in four games with the Rangers earlier this season, registering four shots on goal and two penalty minutes.
He made his NHL debut on Dec. 15 vs. Edmonton. Skjei recorded two hits while skating in a team-high 22:17 of ice time on Feb. 23 at New Jersey. In his most recent game with the Blueshirts on Mar. 8 at Buffalo, Skjei recorded one shot on goal in 17:38 of ice time.
---The Boston Bruins recalled defenseman Colin Miller from Providence of the American Hockey League, the team announced. In a corresponding move, Boston reassigned forward Seth Griffith to Providence.
Miller, 23, has 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) in 39 games with Boston. He had 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in 19 games for Providence.
Griffith played in two games for Boston since his recall on March 30. He has seen action in 34 games for the Bruins over the past two seasons and has 11 points (six goals, five assists).
---The Nashville Predators returned defenseman Stefan Elliott to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League.
The 25-year-old Elliott was an emergency call-up last week and saw action in two games but did not contribute any goals or assists.
In 19 games for the Arizona Coyotes earlier this season, Elliott produced two goals, four assists and four penalty minutes.
---The Minnesota Wild reassigned defenseman Mike Reilly to Iowa of the American Hockey League.
The 22-year-old Reilly has played in 29 games for the Wild this season as a rookie and has one goal, six assists and eight penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut on Jan. 9 in Dallas against the Stars.
In 40 games with Iowa this season, Reilly has five goals and 16 assists.
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