Ylonen was acquired by Nashville from Tampa Bay on Wednesday in exchange for Anthony Angello.
Ylonen has eight goals and 25 points in 47 outings with AHL Syracuse in 2024-25. The 25-year-old is likely to remain in the minors.
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Lightning's Jesse Ylonen: Returns to AHL
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Ylonen was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Saturday.
Ylonen was summoned Friday and participated in Saturday's practice before returning to the minors. He has eight goals and 25 points in 47 outings with Syracuse in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Jesse Ylonen: Receives call-up
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Ylonen was called up from AHL Syracuse on Friday.
Ylonen will likely push Cam Atkinson for playing time during his time on the NHL roster. The 25-year-old Ylonen hasn't spent any time in the NHL this season. He last saw action with the Canadiens in 2023-24, earning eight points over 59 appearances, though he had 16 points across 37 games in 2022-23. The forward has done fine with Syracuse this season, earning eight goals and 25 points through 47 outings in the minors.
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Lightning's Jesse Ylonen: Cut from camp
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Ylonen was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday.
Even though it wasn't part of the announcement from the Lightning, Ylonen has to go through waivers before being sent down. He registered four goals and four assists in 59 games with Montreal during the 2023-24 regular season.
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Lightning's Jesse Ylonen: Heading south
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Ylonen signed a one-year, $775,000 contract with the Lightning on Monday, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
Ylonen became an unrestricted free agent after Montreal decided against making him a qualifying offer. The 24-year-old had four goals, eight points, 41 hits and 32 blocked shots in 59 regular-season contests in 2023-24. Ylonen should be in the conservation for a fourth-line spot with the Lightning.
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Jesse Ylonen: Not getting qualifying offer
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Ylonen won't receive a qualifying offer from the Canadiens, per Arpon Basu of The Athletic on Thursday, which will make him an unrestricted free agent Monday.
Ylonen had four goals and eight points in 59 contests with Montreal in 2023-24. He's coming off a one-year, two-way agreement. Ylonen will probably end up settling for a two-way contract somewhere, but the 24-year-old should have a real shot of earning an NHL roster spot out of training camp with whatever squad he joins.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Busts long drought
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Ylonen scored a goal on one shot in Thursday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia.
It's been a while for Ylonen, who hadn't scored since Nov. 16, a span of 43 games. He was in the right place at the right time to take advantage of a rebound Thursday. Ylonen has four goals and four assists through 54 games.
Ylonen remains pointless in 19 straight matches, leading to him being scratched against Boston on Thursday, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Ylonen also hasn't found the back of the net since Nov. 16 when he scored twice against the Golden Knights, a stretch of 41 games without bending the twine. Without a clear path to more minutes, Ylonen figures to remain a non-factor in fantasy.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Suiting up Wednesday
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Ylonen (undisclosed) is in Wednesday's lineup against the Devils, per the NHL's media site.
Ylonen was injured Monday against Colorado but will be in his usual bottom-six role Wednesday. He has seven points in 36 games this season with just one coming in his last 10 appearances.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Exits Monday's game
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Ylonen (undisclosed) will not return to Monday's game against Colorado.
Ylonen logged 4:26 of ice time before leaving the contest. He's been held to just seven points through 36 contests this year. Montreal's next game is Wednesday against the Devils.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Sets up Monahan tally
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Ylonen recorded an assist and one shot on net over 11:36 of ice time in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers.
Ylonen set up Sean Monahan as part of a give-and-go for Montreal's second goal. The 24-year-old Ylonen was recently promoted from the fourth line, which could lead to more scoring opportunities. He has just seven points over 32 games.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Records assist in win
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Ylonen had an assist and finished plus-2 over 12:30 of ice time in Friday's 5-2 win over Chicago.
Ylonen and Nick Suzuki combined to set up Juraj Slafkovsky's second-period goal, which turned out to be the game-winner. The tally happened during Ylonen's lone shift on the top line while Cole Caufield was temporarily in the dressing room. Ylonen only has two assists in his past 14 outings. He has six points, including three goals. over 26 games this season.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Posts assist
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Ylonen logged an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Ducks.
Ylonen has played in four straight games, picking up three points over that span to help his case to stay in the lineup. The 24-year-old winger set up a Kaiden Guhle tally in the first period Wednesday. Ylonen has four points 14 shots on net, 12 blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through 12 contests overall.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Two-goal surprise
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Ylonen scored twice Thursday in a 6-5 loss to Vegas.
Ylonen did a lot with 7:22 of ice time -- he wired four shots and laid one hit, and showed off his quick hands and great release on both snipes. His first was especially sharp -- he fired a wrist shot that beat Adin Hill glove side on a second-period breakaway. Ylonen is a young speedster whose ice time has dropped below 10 minutes a night after he sat in the press box early in November. He has potential, but right now, he's not getting the right ice to show off his skills.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Takes advantage of turnover
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Ylonen scored a goal on one shot and blocked a shot over 11:01 of ice time in Wednesday's 6-5 shootout loss to Toronto.
Montreal's fourth line was responsible for two of the team's five goals and showed an opportunistic flair in doing so. Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren misfired on an attempted clear, and Rafael Harvey-Pinard pounced on the loose puck. Harvey-Pinard fed Ylonen for the Canadiens' final score. Ylonen showed an offensive flair and skated on the top line at times in 2022-23. That may not repeat itself this season, but both he and Harvey-Pinard made an impression on head coach Martin St. Louis during their first significant taste of the NHL last season.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Inks one-year deal
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Ylonen signed a one-year, two-way contract with Montreal on Monday.
Ylonen contributed six goals and 16 points in 37 appearances with the Canadiens last season. He also posted 11 goals and 21 assists over 39 contests for AHL Laval during the 2022-23 campaign. Ylonen could end up splitting time between the NHL and AHL again in 2023-24.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Sent down
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Ylonen was loaned to AHL Laval on Sunday.
Ylonen has supplied six goals and 16 points in 37 games with the Canadiens this season. He has nine goals and 20 assists in 36 AHL contests this campaign. Ylonen could be back with the big club prior to Wednesday's matchup with the Islanders.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: On scoresheet again
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Ylonen had an assist, one shot on goal, one hit and one blocked shot over 12:42 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Philadelphia.
Ylonen picked up the secondary helper on Rafael Harvey-Pinard's goal late in the third period, extending his point streak to four games. He's been a consistent source of offense over the last two weeks, scoring four goals and assisting on three others during a seven-game segment.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Helps on game-tying goal
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Ylonen had an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots over 15:06 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over Buffalo.
Ylonen extended his point streak to three games when he picked up the secondary assist on Brendan Gallagher's third-period strike. The 23-year-old forward has helped Montreal survive the loss of several forwards to injury. He's shown ability on the offensive side but must gain a measure of consistency in his own end to be considered for a regular role next season.
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Canadiens' Jesse Ylonen: Returns to practice
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Ylonen (illness) returned to practice on Thursday and will likely be a healthy scratch versus Boston, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
Ylonen had a stomach issue Tuesday but said he was 100 percent Thursday. The winger has five goals and 12 points in 29 games this season.
