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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled center Vladislav Namestnikov from the American Hockey League's Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday.
Namestnikov, 22, has three goals and seven points with a plus-3 rating in 26 games with the Lightning this season. He last appeared with Tampa Bay in a loss to the St. Louis Blues on Feb. 12 at Amalie Arena.
The native of Zhukovskiy, Russia, has 40 goals and 104 points in 134 career AHL games, all with Syracuse. He has 14 goals and 35 points in 34 games with the Crunch this season.
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The Lightning took him in the first round, 27th overall, in the 2011 draft.
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