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Leighton, 35, is 2-1-0 with a 3.53 goals-against average and
.875 save percentage in three games (two starts) with the
Hurricanes this season. The Petrolia, Ontario, native ranks
eighth among AHL goalies this season in goals-against average
(2.17) and ninth in save percentage (.923), earning an 8-5-2
record for Charlotte.
The 6-foot-3, 186-pound Leighton owns a 37-42-14 record, 2.96
goals-against average and .901 save percentage in 109 career NHL
games with Chicago, Nashville, Philadelphia and Carolina. He was
drafted by Chicago in the sixth round of the 1999 NHL draft, and
signed as a free agent with the Hurricanes on Sept. 7, 2016.
The Hurricanes also reassigned goaltender Daniel Altshuller to
their AHL affiliate. Altshuller, 22, served as Carolina's backup
goalie in Tuesday night's 3-2 loss against the New Jersey
Devils.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned forward Yanni Gourde to the
Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League.
Gourde, 25, played in 29 games with Syracuse this season,
tallying 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists) and 23 penalty
minutes. He leads the Crunch for goals, as well as ranking
second for points and assists.
The Saint-Narcisse, Quebec, native has no points in two games
with the Lightning this season. He has one assist in four career
NHL games, all with Tampa Bay.
Gourde was signed as a free agent on March 9, 2014. (Editing by
Andrew Both)
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