Buffalo Sabres fans are being afforded the chance to get another look at one of the franchise’s top prospects, as forward Alexander Nylander has been recalled from the AHL’s Rochester Americans.
The eighth-overall pick from 2016 also finished the 2016-17 season with a brief stint with the Sabres, registering one assist and averaging 12:20 of ice-time in his first four NHL games one year ago.
Nylander has seven goals and 26 points in 48 games with the Americans this season. The winger also won a silver medal with Sweden at the 2018 world juniors. He’s the latest youngster to be put on display with the big club. Casey Mittelstadt, the team’s top pick from 2017, made his NHL debut this past week and has two assists in three games.
Buffalo has three more games remaining on their schedule — their home finale Wednesday against the Ottawa Senators before finishing the season with a two-game Florida road trip.
The team also recalled forward Kevin Porter. The 32-year-old has 16 goals and 24 assists in 64 games with Rochester. A fourth-round pick of the Coyotes in 2004, Porter has suited up for 250 career regular-season NHL games but has played only two NHL games since the 2015-16 campaign.
Both Nylander and Porter are expected to be sent back to the Americans prior to the start of the Calder Cup playoffs.
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