Alex Belzile received approximately $1,683 (pre-tax) thanks to his recall from the AHL Wolfpack and served as a healthy scratch for the Rangers in Thursday’s 7-4 win over the Canadiens at the Garden.
The 32-year-old winger, who spent the past four years in the Montreal organization before signing with the Blueshirts as a free agent, is on a two-way contract worth $775,000 at the NHL level and $450,000 at the NHL level. AHL.
The contract starting next season will be a one-way contract.
“He had a really good year in Hartford and was brought back,” head coach Peter Laviolette said of Belzile, who leads the Wolfpack with 37 points (14-23). “He’s been playing well, but we haven’t seen much of him.”
Belzile is the eighth player to be recalled from the Wolfpack at some point this season, joining Johnny Brodzinski, Adam Edstrom, Brennan Osman, Jake Lecishyn, Riley Nash, Matt Lempe and Anton Breyde. becomes a forward.
Rempe did not play in the game, but Bligh, Leshishin, and Riley each played in the game.
The game against the Habs marked Osman’s third NHL game, Brodzinksi’s 35th and Edstrom’s third.
Jonathan Quick has won four straight games in his first start since February 7th.
Igor Shesterkin, who has won the last three games and was coming off a 2-0 shutout win over the Flames at the Garden on Monday, will earn the assignment in Sunday’s outdoor game against the Islanders at MetLife.
Quick, who gave up four points on 35 shots, was 13-4-2.
Adam Fox recorded four assists for the second time in his career, joining Brian Leitch (six) and Brad Park (five) as the only defensemen in franchise history to record four assists in multiple games. .
The Blueshirts and defenseman Brandon Scanlin have reached an agreement on a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Signed by the Rangers as an undrafted free agent from Nebraska-Omaha in 2022, the 24-year-old left-hander had 14 points (7-7) in 43 games with the AHL Wolfpack.
Scanlin’s extension is for an annual NHL salary of $775,000, with his second year AHL number increasing from $200,000 to $225,000. Scanlin is guaranteed $250,000 for each of his cases.
At 3:29 of the first period, Brandon Gignac’s “goal” when he played the puck on a high stick was quickly waved off by the officials, but the winger still celebrated with the train on the bench.
