Arizona Coyotes recall forward Conor Garland following Grabner injury

The Arizona Coyotes recalled former fifth-round pick Conor Garland from the AHL Tucson Roadrunners on Monday following an injury to Michael Grabner.

BY MATT LAYMAN

Dec 3, 2018, 10:40 AM

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Arizona Coyotes' Conor Garland skates around Vegas Golden Knights' Jake Bischoff during the third period of a preseason NHL hockey game Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

(AP Photo/John Locher)

The Arizona Coyotes have recalled forward Conor Garland from the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL), two days after forward Michael Grabner took a stick to the eye that will keep him out indefinitely.

Garland, a former fifth-round pick in 2015, has eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points in 18 games with Tucson this year. It’s a significant uptick in offensive production this far for the Massachusetts native, who scored 27 points in 55 games last year and 14 points in 55 games the year before.

He has never played an NHL game.

The team announced Grabner’s indefinite recovery period on Sunday after he took a stick to the eye from Blues forward Sammy Blais.