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Buffalo Sabres recall F Nicholas Baptiste from Rochester

By The Sports Xchange
Buffalo Sabres forward Nicholas Baptiste. (Sabres/Instagram)
Buffalo Sabres forward Nicholas Baptiste. (Sabres/Instagram)

The Buffalo Sabres recalled forward Nicholas Baptiste from the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League on Saturday.

Baptiste, 21, is tied for eighth in the AHL with 19 goals and has added 11 assists in 42 games for Rochester this season. The Ottawa, Ontario native is in his second pro season and has 58 points (32 goals, 26 assists) in 104 career AHL games.

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The 6-foot-1, 206-pound Baptiste was selected by the Sabres in the third round of the 2016 NHL draft. He made his NHL debut with Buffalo during the 2016-17 season and has two goals in 12 games.

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