Scheel, 22, has appeared in 22 AHL games with Texas in 2021-22, posting a 7-6-6 record. The netminder has earned a .901 save percentage along with a 2.91 goals against average on the season. Scheel owns a career 11-13-7 record with a 2.97 GAA and a .905 SV% in 34 career regular-season AHL contests with Texas.
The 6-foot-4, 190-pound native of Lakewood, Ohio was originally undrafted and signed with Dallas as a free agent on April 1, 2021.
Tufte, 23, has registered one goal (1-0=1) in 10 NHL games with Dallas this season. He has also logged nine hits, five shots on goal and four blocked shots with an average time on ice per game of 7:12. The forward made his NHL debut earlier this season on Nov. 13 against Philadelphia and scored his first career NHL goal for his first career NHL point on March 6 at Minnesota. Tufte has also skated in 37 AHL contests with Texas in 2021-22, earning 17 points (10-7=17) and sharing second on the team with a +8 plus/minus rating.
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound native of Coon Rapids, Minn., was originally selected by Dallas in the first round (25th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft.
