Criscuolo, 29, has played in four games for the Red Wings this season, collecting two assists and earning his first NHL point with an assist on Dec. 18 vs. New Jersey. He had previously logged nine NHL games with the Buffalo Sabres during the 2017-18 campaign. Criscuolo has suited up in 49 games for the Griffins this season and ranks among team leaders with 12 goals (7th), 20 assists (5th), 32 points (6th) and 129 shots (4th). The 5-foot-9, 175-pound forward has played parts of four seasons with the Griffins over two separate stints with the club, rejoining the organization in 2020-21 after signing with Grand Rapids to begin his professional career in 2015-16. In 299 AHL games between the Griffins, Rochester Americans, Lehigh Valley Phantoms and San Diego Gulls, he has totaled 170 points (69-101-170), a plus-17 rating and 106 penalty minutes. As a first-year pro in 2016-17, Criscuolo helped the Griffins capture a Calder Cup championship, contributing 41 points (17-24-41) in 76 regular-season games and adding nine points (5-4-9) in 19 postseason contests.
A native of Southampton, N.J., Criscuolo spent four seasons at Harvard University from 2012-16 and logged 113 points (53-60-113), a plus-42 rating and 46 penalty minutes in 124 collegiate games, serving as captain of the Crimson as a junior and senior. Harvard won an ECAC conference championship in 2015, and Criscuolo was a back-to-back ECAC Student-Athlete of the Year, All-Ivy League Second Team and All-ECAC Second Team member. Prior to his time at Harvard, Criscuolo spent the 2011-12 season in the USHL with the Sioux City Musketeers, notching 44 points (21-23-44) in 59 games.
