Overview
- The Devils, who announced the moves Friday, brought up goalie Nico Daws and defenseman Topias Vilen from AHL Utica and said both would be at practice and available for upcoming games.
- With Luke Hughes shutting down to have shoulder surgery, Vilen is in line for NHL minutes after posting 24 points in 59 AHL games this season.
- Following Thursday's loss to Pittsburgh, when Dennis Cholowski filled in on defense, reports said Vilen could debut Saturday at Detroit.
- Daws has 53 NHL appearances and stopped 30 of 31 shots in his lone outing this season on Oct. 22 against Minnesota.
- New Jersey is expected to use the three remaining games to assess Daws before his restricted free agency, with Jacob Markström and Jake Allen already signed in the NHL crease.