Gaunce, 25, has produced six goals and five assists for 11 points with a plus-eight rating in 14 games with Providence this season. The 6-foot-2, 214-pound forward has skated in 117 career NHL games with the Vancouver Canucks from 2015-19, totaling six goals and nine assists for 15 points.
Studnicka, 20, leads Providence in scoring with nine goals and nine assists for 18 points with a plus-seven rating in 21 games this season. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound centerman spent the 2018-19 season with the Niagara IceDogs and Oshawa Generals of the OHL, totaling 36 goals and 47 assists for 83 points in 60 games. The Tecumseh, Ontario native was originally selected by Boston in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
