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Yakemchuk scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

After being called up from AHL Belleville due to injuries to Thomas Chabot (arm) and Lassi Thomson (lower body), Yakemchuk made an immediate impact. The seventh overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft picked up his first NHL point on Brady Tkachuk's first-period tally. Yakemchuk scored a goal of his own by snapping a puck past John Gibson from the top of the faceoff circle midway through the second frame. With Jake Sanderson (upper body) also still unavailable, the 20-year-old Yakemchuk split time on the first power-play unit with Jordan Spence, but that could change if the team doesn't get healthier down the stretch.

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