KYLE CRISCUOLO RETURNS TO GRIFFINS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday reassigned center Kyle Criscuolo to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Criscuolo made his fourth appearance with the Red Wings this season on April 6 at Winnipeg and collected his second NHL point of his career with an assist. The 29-year-old has been featured on Detroit’s roster seven times this campaign and has competed in four games, earning two assists, two penalty minutes and a plus-one rating. Criscuolo registered his first NHL point (0-1—1) on Dec. 18 against New Jersey. Criscuolo has skated in 13 NHL contests, with nine of them coming with Buffalo during the 2017-18 season.

The Harvard University graduate enjoyed a 10-game point streak (7-11—18) with the Griffins from Nov. 20-Jan. 5, which set a new career-high for the forward. The sixth-year pro amassed a four-game assist streak from Nov. 20-28, which is tied for the season best by a Griffin. Criscuolo ranks sixth on the roster with 32 points (12-20—32) in 49 outings. Through 158 regular-season games as a Griffin, Criscuolo has accumulated 92 points (40-52—92) and 44 penalty minutes.

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