Khudobin has appeared in four AHL games with Texas, posting a 1-3-0 record with a 2.80 goals against average and a .898 save percentage this season. The goaltender has also logged a 3-3-1 record with a .873 SV% and a 3.73 GAA in seven NHL contests with Dallas this season. Khudobin owns a 114-90-33 career record with a .916 SV% and a 2.50 GAA in 257 career regular-season NHL games. In four seasons with Dallas, he's appeared in 110 regular-season contests and has a 47-33-16 record with a 2.53 GAA and a .917 SV%
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound native of Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan was originally selected by Minnesota in the seventh round (206th overall) of the 2004 NHL Draft and was signed by Dallas as a free agent on July 1, 2018.
Gardner, 25, has recorded two points (1-1=2) in 22 AHL contests with Texas this season . The forward has posted one shorthanded assist for his lone assist of the campaign and has logged 31 shots. Gardner has also registered two points (1-1=2) in 36 career NHL regular-season games with Dallas, adding 60 hits and 13 blocked shots.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound native of Moose Jaw, Sask. was selected by Dallas in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft.