After a full season with Manitoba (AHL) in 2023-24, Kyle Capobianco has signed a two-year, two-way contract with Dallas. The 26-year-old last played in the NHL in 2022-23 with Winnipeg but has five goals, 12 points and 48 PIMS in 73 career NHL games played. In 2023-24, he had 12 goals and 54 points in 69 games played with Manitoba.
Capobianco had two goals, 14 SOG, six PIMs and a +1 plus/minus through 14 games during the regular season and will make his playoff debut in Game 5 Thursday vs. Vegas. He will replace Logan Stanley in the Jets' lineup.
Capobianco has not played since January 3rd, but he will replace Logan Stanley on the Jets' blueline on Monday. Capobianco has appeared in just eight NHL games this season, scoring one goal on four shots, with four PIMS and a plus-1 rating.
Capobianco will head to the press box as the Jets prefer to go with Ville Heinola for his season debut Monday. In limited time this season with Winnipeg, the 25-year-old defenseman has no points and one SOG while averaging just 12:48 TOI.
Capobianco was a third-round pick in 2015 and appeared in 59 NHL games with the Coyotes over the last five years. Most of those appearances came in 2022 when he had nine points (2G / 7A) in 45 games. He'll probably be a reserve defenseman for the Jets as Dylan Samberg and Ville Heinola are poised to become full-time NHLers in the very near future.
Capobianco has not played since January 4th but will be a game-time decision in New Jersey. Head coach Andre Tourigny said that one of Capobianco or Jakob Chychrun will be back in the lineup on Wednesday but that both are game-time decisions.
Capobianco will miss Saturday's game vs. the Predators but will be eligible to be active from COVID-19 protocol ahead of next Wednesday's game vs. the Maple Leafs.
Capobianco missed the first 13 games of the season with a lower-body injury but will replace Cam Dineen in the lineup on Friday. Capobianco has one goal in 14 career NHL games with the Coyotes.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave Thursday's game with a lower-body injury, so Capobianco returns to the NHL where he has one goal in eight games this season.
Capobianco has appeared in seven NHL games already this year but has spent most of the year in the AHL, where he has four goals and 16 assists (20 points) in 23 games. He has one goal in 10 career NHL games.
Capobianco comes up from the AHL because Jordan Oesterle was hurt last night and Capobianco will likely serve as a reserve defenseman with Ilya Lyubushkin replacing Oesterle.
Capobianco was a healthy scratch for the last two games and gets sent back to the AHL with Aaron Ness taking his spot with Arizona. Capobianco had one goal in six games with Coyotes during his call-up.
Capobianco appeared in six straight games but will be replaced by Aaron Ness on Monday. Capobianco has just one goal while averaging 13:47 TOI/gm this season.
Capobianco will be replacing Niklas Hjalmarsson, who is expected to miss at least three months with a fractured leg. Capobianco has no points in his first three career NHL games but had seven goals and 25 assists (32 points) in 40 AHL games last season.
There were reports on Monday morning that Nicklas Hjalmarsson will miss approximately three months, so Capobianco has earned a call-up and could be in-line for an extended stay with the Coyotes. The former third-round pick had 32 points (7G / 25A) in 40 AHL games last year and has failed to record a point in his first three career NHL contests.
