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TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis from the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced.

Gudlevskis, 6-foot-3, 223 pounds, has appeared in 14 games with the Crunch this season, recording a 5-4-2 record along with a 2.89 goals-against average. He has played in 138 career AHL Games with a 64-43-14 record, a 2.81 goals-against average, a .901 save percentage and eight shutouts. Gudlevskis has participated in three career Calder Cup Playoff games. He was also selected as a 2016 AHL All-Star.
A native of Aizkraukle, Latvia, Gudlevskis has played in two career regular season NHL games, all with the Lightning, with a 1-0-1 record. He has a career goals-against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .957.
Gudlevskis, 24, was selected by Tampa Bay in the fifth round, 124th overall, at the 2013 NHL Draft.