Tampa Bay Lightning Call Up Goalie

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that they have recalled Matt Tomkins from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch.

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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.

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