The Tampa Bay Lightning have called up one of their goalies.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have recalled Matt Tomkins from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.
Tomkins, 30, has appeared in eight games this season with the Crunch, where he has a 3-5-0 record, a .890 save percentage, and a 3.12 goals-against average.
Tomkins appeared in his first six NHL games last season with the Lightning. During them, he had a 3-2-1 record, a .892 SV%, and a 3.33 goals-against average.
This Tomkins recall comes with the Lightning set to play back-to-back games against the Nashville Predators and then the Toronto Maple Leafs. We will need to wait and see if Tomkins gets a start with the Lightning for one of those two games from here.