Stephens-ABB

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forwards Mitchell Stephens and Alex Barre-Boulet from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League for conditioning, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today.

Stephens, 24, skated in four games while with the Crunch during his conditioning assignment, posting a goal and eight points. On Saturday night against Utica, Stephens notched three assists in Syracuse's 5-1 victory. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound forward has also skated in four games with the Lightning this season, posting one assist. In 42 career NHL games he's registered three goals and seven assists.
Barre-Boulet, 23, has played in 10 games with the Crunch this season, recording eight goals and 12 points. He ranks first on Syracuse for goals and power-play tallies with three. He's currently on a five-game goal scoring streak, while also recording at least a point in each game with the Crunch this season. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound forward has skated in two games with the Lightning this season, recording one shot on goal to go along with a +1 rating. He made his NHL debut with the Bolts on February 22, 2021 against the Carolina Hurricanes.