The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled center Matthew Peca from the Syracuse Crunch. The Lightning lost three centers, Tyler Johnson, Vladislav Namestnikov, and Cedric Paquette, to lower body injuries during Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Wild. All three are listed as day-to-day, but not expected to play tonight against the Florida Panthers.
The Lightning had forwards J.T. Brown and Greg McKegg as healthy scratches that will now draw back into the line up. That still only leaves the Lightning with 10 healthy forwards on the roster, though Luke Witkowski has been playing forward for the past few games.