Dustin Tokarski has joined the Carolina Hurricanes organization as a goalie scout.

NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 32 teams from Aug. 1-Sept. 1. Today, the top five prospects for the Tampa Bay Lightning, according to NHL.com.

Less than a month remains until NHL training camp, and Jakob Pelletier’s aim is to be with the Tampa Bay Lightning come late September.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Syracuse Crunch have announced a four-year affiliation extension that will allow Tampa Bay’s top prospects to continue to develop their talents in Syracuse through the 2029-30 season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired goaltender Dennis Hildeby, along with a fourth-round pick in 2027 and a third-round pick in 2028, from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for forward Nick Paul.

Rochester’s Konsta Helenius and Syracuse’s Noah Steen played the role of heroes on Sunday, scoring medal-winning overtime goals for their respective countries at the IIHF World Championship.

Jakob Pelletier has been selected as the Fortune Tires “Expect More” AHL Player of the Year, honoring one standout AHL player for exceptional performance over the course of the 2025-26 season. Fortune Tires, the Official Tire of the AHL, will contribute $2,500 to the player’s charity of choice.

Zach Aston-Reese finished off a feed from Brendan Gaunce with 7:53 gone in the third overtime period on Sunday to give Cleveland a 2-1 win over Syracuse and a 3-1 series victory.

Hudson Fasching scored 10:05 into overtime to give Cleveland a pivotal 4-3 road win over Syracuse in Game 3 of their North Division semifinal series.

Looking to build on their Game 1 momentum, the Syracuse Crunch scored four times in the first period of Game 2 and defeated Cleveland, 4-1, to even the teams’ best-of-five North Division semifinal series.