The Penguins have three players -- Sam Lafferty, Adam Johnson, and Joseph Blandisi -- currently recalled on an emergency basis.
How do emergency recalls differ from standard recalls, and what are the rules surrounding emergency recalls? Let's break it down.
HOW DO EMERGENCY RECALLS WORK IN THE NHL?
When a team is short players "by reason of incapacitating injury or illness or by league suspension to its players," per the CBA, teams recall players by emergency recall. Once the emergency situation has ended, the player must be returned to the team from which he had been recalled, or re-assigned on paper and then recalled via standard recall.