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Published: October 19, 2026 at 11:39a.m. EDTThe Winnipeg Jets recalled prospect Brayden Yager from the AHL’s Manitoba Moose on Monday. Yager, 21, is off to a blistering start in the AHL, posting five goals and nine points in six games with the Moose, including five points in his past two. He went without a point in three games with the Jets last season, posting 10 goals and 30 points in 68 AHL games. In a corresponding move, the Jets placed Josh Morrissey on injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 7. The team said last week the defenceman is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. The 5-foot-11 centre was drafted 14th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2023 and then dealt to the Jets in August of 2024 in exchange for prospect Rutger McGroarty. Yager played four seasons in the Western Hockey League with the Moose Jaw Warriors and Lethbridge Hurricanes and helped Moose Jaw to a WHL championship in 2023-24. Yager represented Canada twice at the World Juniors in 2024 and 2025, finishing fifth both times.

The Toronto Marlies continue to find ways to win amid a great start to their regular season. In Belleville on Saturday, the momentum swung multiple times as the two teams combined for nine goals. The Marlies bounced back from a terrible start and dominated most of the five-on-five action en route to a 5-4 overtime win. First Period The Marlies’ first line almost struck immediately after the opening puck drop, but Logan Shaw and Brendan Brisson couldn’t shovel the puck home from close range. The three minutes following that early chance were a mess, leading to an opening goal for Belleville. After Oskar Pettersson dispossessed a flat-footed Noah Chadwick inside the blue line, Pettersson surged into the right circle and scored with a low finish. The next goal resulted from the Marlies getting caught with too many players above the puck, including Chadwick in the neutral zone. Belleville attacked in transition, generating a 2-on-1 that Ryan Suzuki finished off on a feed from Sammy Blais. The Marlies needed a quick response, and one arrived 26 seconds later as Belleville switched off.

With Colton Dach’s return to the lineup tonight, he has officially been activated off injured reserve. Josh Samanski was stilled listed as an emergency recall from the Bakersfield Condors, and the Oilers are loaning him back to their AHL club for the time being. No other moves were required to get Zach Hyman and Jake Walman back into the lineup. That means three players who were unavailable in Thursday’s first matchup against Utah will draw in tonight for the rematch. The @EdmontonOilers morning skate: LeviThe Oilers could’ve considered putting Jason Dickinson retroactively on IR, but not much is known about his status going forward. There is also belief that Ryan Nugent-Hopkins can make his season debut late next week. Samanski hasn’t seemed to pick up where he left off last season. He initially did not crack the opening night roster, but immediate injuries to the Oilers forward group prompted a recall after just one game. Samanski has suited up six games and chipped in one assist, but has not been getting much ice time. He is averaging 7:44 per game, a few minutes below his totals from a season ago at 10:34.